Unemployment Rises in Six of 10 Battleground States

◼ Unemployment rose in June in six of 10 battleground states that could play a pivotal role in the presidential election, reflecting job cuts in some cases and weak payroll growth in others. - Josh Mitchell/Wall St. Journal

◼ UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED IN EVERY STATE THAT ELECTED A REPUBLICAN GOV. IN 2010 - Tony Lee/Breitbart
◼ Daily KOS Rebuttal to "GOP governors are better on unemployment" story - Victor
◼ Unemployment has dropped in every state that elected a Republican governor in 2010 - HotAir

On the other hand, the unemployment rate in states that elected Democrats in 2010 dropped, on average, as much as the national rate decline and, in some states such as New York, the unemployment rate has risen since January of 2011. This is yet another example of how the so-called “blue state” model is not working.

◼ Romney notes better job creation in states with GOP governors - Mitchell Landsberg/LA Times