Last night, the current Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, made the claim that when Romney left the State it was 47th in job creation. But, this was a politically manufactured number from Patrick's (and Obama's) political handler: David Axelrod.
Here's the truth:
When Romney became Governor, the state was actually 50th in job creation. That 47th ranking is a politically skewed number that is calculated by comparing the "total number of jobs" that were created over Romney's term and then comparing that to the increases in "total jobs" created in other states; regardless of the comparative sizes of those individual states. Normally, the size differences between states are negated by calculating jobs creation on a relative "percentage" basis. However, Axelrod knew that if he did that, Romney's job creation record, when leaving office, would have moved Massachusetts to the 28th position.
This is a perfect example of that famous quote: "There are lies; damn lies; and statistics." Obama and his supporters have literally raised "lying statistics" to an art form.
References:
Romney's Job Creation Record: http://www.factcheck.org/2012/06/romneys-jobs-record-is-best-or-worst/
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