Tommy Thompson Makes False Statements About His Own Record

Tommy Thompson is sticking it to himself, PolitiFact is finding.

Tommy Thompson

Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months." 

Not even one month 

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Tommy Thompson

Says that as Wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes." 

Cut many, but raised some, too