Huntsman, Romney & Perry all fight on jobs credibility

Wednesday night's GOP presidential debate will be the first one since Rick Perry entered the fray (and only Perry's fifth debate since he ran for Governor of Texas). One area that I'm most interested in is that Perry, Huntsman, and Romney are all fighting over the mantle of most successful job creator. It's indicative of the tough economic times we live in and it's a preview of what the Republican Party will be using to attack President Obama in the general election. Unfortunately, there's not likely going to be a lot of education going on in a debate that consists of three former governors saying, "I have the best record on job creation." It will likely be repetitious and hard for voters to tell which is candidate is telling the truth, without some help from moderators and non-executive candidates.

Jon Huntsman has a web video out now that claims he had the highest job creation ranking, while Romney ranked 47 of 50. It's longwinded (at 96 seconds), but could conceivably be a tight 30 second hit ad if Huntsman wanted to cut it for TV.



It's a pretty milquetoast video, but if Huntsman does what Tim Pawlenty didn't do after launching his ObamneyCare line and actually deliver this hit while standing on stage with Romney, it could be interesting.