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Like your entire Massachusetts Governor bit.
Paul Begala:What's Mitt Romney Hiding in His Record as Governor - The Daily Beast
So - tell me again. Why should we believe he can do well by 50 states, when he set the one he had back 10 spots?
Paul Begala:What's Mitt Romney Hiding in His Record as Governor - The Daily Beast
Its weird. Most governors who seek the presidency cant shut up about how great their states are. Right now, theres an even-money chance that Bill Clinton is telling someone that Hope, Ark., produces the biggest, juiciest watermelons in the world. But not Mitt. In the most important speech of his presidential campaign thus far, he ignored the only time he has ever held public office.
That is a mistake. Romney should be defining his record in Massachusetts before his opponents can define it for him. Two days before Romneys kickoff speech, appearing on NBCs Meet the Press, Obama strategist David Axelrod began carpet-bombing the Massachusetts record, noting that Romney is touting his business acumen, but also that he did the same when he ran for governor. He said, Im going to get the economy moving again. Im a businessman. I know how to create jobs. [The state] went from 37th in the nation in job creation to 47th in the nation in job creation. So weve tested the Romney acumen when it comes to creating jobs, and hes been found wanting.
Perhaps thats why Romney doesnt dwell on his record as governor. His state really was 47th in job creation, behind only Ohio and Michigan, both of which were being ravaged in the manufacturing meltdown, and Louisiana, which had been devastated by Katrina. Romney even trailed Mississippi and Alabama in job growth, breaking the iron law that Mississippi and Alabama have to be last in pretty much everything except cockfights and kissin cousins. While the country as a whole enjoyed 5 percent growth, Romneys Massachusetts grew at 0.9 percent.
So - tell me again. Why should we believe he can do well by 50 states, when he set the one he had back 10 spots?