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Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 4, 2010 in 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 in 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
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 14, 2010 in a television ad:
Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregon’s minimum wage is too high.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 15, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 3, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says Steve Kagen "promised us jobs, voting for the $787 billion stimulus. Cost: another 77,000 jobs lost."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2010
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 30, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads:
"According to independent analysis, unfair trade deals have resulted in the loss of over 64,000 jobs in Wisconsin ... But Ron Johnson favors those deals."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 12, 2010
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 9, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door:
"For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2010
Scott Bruun
Scott Bruun
stated on September 22, 2010 in a candidate forum:
On a cap-and-trade plan.
Full Flop
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 9, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
"Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release:
Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • July 28, 2010
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