claim: says texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on rick perry’s watch.
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: aug 20, 2011 ... rick perry is dismissive of government, even as it has played a central role ...  perry says the “texas miracle” rests on conservative pillars that he would ... of  government jobs in texas has grown at more than double the rate of ... analysts  call the growth in government employment in texas a .... market watch.
evidence_2: oct 20, 2011 ... says more than 1 million texans are jobless, the state has its highest  unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on rick  perry's watch. ... finally, the unemployment rate has doubled during perry's ...
evidence_3: here's what to watch and listen for when they gather in des moines for the latest  ... romney's ad says “unemployment has doubled on perry's watch” as texas ...
evidence_4: nov 21, 2011 ... rick perry and a front-runner for the republican presidential nomination. ... out of  work and the state's unemployment rate has doubled on perry's watch, ... also,  romney said, the texas rate is higher than the rates in 27 states ...
evidence_5: aug 31, 2011 ... rick perry has boasted of significant job growth in his state in the ... perry can  claim that these jobs were created on his watch, but they ... so, while jobs have  grown, the number of unemployed in the state has doubled since january 2008.  ... has led to population growth in texas or vice versa,” says lavine.