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Marvin Pratt
Marvin Pratt
stated on November 2, 2010 a TV interview:
Milwaukee’s problems include "52 percent black male unemployment."
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2010
Sierra Club
Sierra Club
stated on November 4, 2010 a news release issued by the group's John Muir chapter in Wisconsin:
If the state turns down money for high-speed rail, it will "kill nearly 10,000 permanent Wisconsin jobs."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • November 15, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 2, 2010 a TV interview:
Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 12, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on November 8, 2010 a news release:
Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
True
By Stephen Koff • November 11, 2010
stated on November 10, 2010 a campaign video and numerous other campaign statements:
As mayor, Barrett led efforts to redevelop the Menomonee Valley, "which now supports nearly 4,000 jobs in Wisconsin."
True
By James B. Nelson • November 11, 2010
Chris Gregoire
Chris Gregoire
stated on November 21, 2010 a statement in a Seattle Times article:
Says Washington state has "consistently ranked in the top five in the Forbes list of best states to do business — ahead of Texas."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 5, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a debate:
"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview:
"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart":
"Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect."
True
By Martha M. Hamilton • October 28, 2010
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on September 26, 2010 a campaign video:
Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."
Half-True
By David DeCamp • October 28, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 13, 2010 a campaign video:
"Congressman Kasich wants to use our tax dollars to give secret bonuses to his corporate friends."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • October 28, 2010
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate:
Since Rep. John Boccieri’s election, "Ohio has lost 600,000 jobs" and his district’s "unemployment has doubled."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2010
Tom Perriello
Tom Perriello
stated on August 18, 2010 a TV ad:
Says Robert Hurt "supports the tax loopholes that send American jobs overseas."
False
By Michael Martz • October 25, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on October 12, 2010 an Oct. 12 e-mail to reporters:
"Georgia had the worst job losses in state history under GOP watch."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 13, 2010 an ad:
"More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 25, 2010
Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley
stated on October 14, 2010 a television ad:
Says John Kitzhaber wants a sales tax so people without jobs pay taxes.
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • October 23, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on October 16, 2010 campaign debates:
"In Rhode Island, there were thousands of jobs that were created" by the federal stimulus program
Mostly False
By John Hill • October 23, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 3, 2010 a campaign video:
"Ted Strickland destroyed Ohio jobs when he busted the budget."
False
By Tom Feran • October 19, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 4, 2010 a debate:
"Under Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Ohio is 44th in the country in terms of getting money actually into worker retraining."
False
By Stephen Koff • October 18, 2010
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign TV ad:
Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2010
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