Steve Benen: In 47th Place

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July 16, 2011

In 47th place
By Steve Benen


As Mitt Romney’s atrocious record on job creation continues to draw attention, even from other Republicans, Democrats are starting to focus more of their energies on the Republican frontrunner’s more glaring vulnerability.

Today, for example, the former governor will campaign at a NASCAR race in Loudon, New Hampshire. The Democratic National Committee released a new video to honor the occasion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzQsha3v3s4&feature=player_embedded

In case there are any doubts, this has the benefit of being true. During Romney’s only service in public office, his state’s record on job creation was “one of the worst in the country.” Massachusetts really did rank 47th out of 50 states in jobs growth on Romney’s watch (and unlike President Obama, Romney didn’t inherit an economic crisis). There was a reason Romney served one term and then quit — he was not all popular with his constituents and probably would have lost a re-election bid.

And that’s just his public-sector record. In the private sector, Romney made a living slashing American jobs — a record that’s also starting to gain wider attention.

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