1.Jobs: 47th out of 50 states in job creation
2) Taxes and fees: Increased more than $750 million per year
3) Long-term debt: Increased more than $2.6 billion
4) Job creation fell from 37th to 47th during Romney's term compared to the previous term:
1998-2002 = 37th
2002-2006 = 47th
A drop of 10 places in four years. What were 48, 49, and 50, you ask? Ohio, Michigan, and Louisiana (after Katrina!).
5) During his 4-year term, Romney only increased the number of jobs by 1% compared to 5% for the rest of the nation.
6) Between 2002-2006, the number of people working in Mass declined by 8,500 people, the only state in America to actually lose jobs. The rest of the country added 8 million jobs. Romney lost 14% of the manufacturing jobs in the state, including 40,000 high paying manufacturing jobs.
7) When Romney left office, his job approval rating was hovering somewhere around 34%.
8) While governor of Massachusetts, Romney vetoed 804 bills.
Of those 804 bills, 750 were overridden by the Democratic legislature.