Dem Candidates Run Hard to the Right

Facing an increasingly hostile political landscape, Democrats are turning an old adage upside down; asking voters to believe what the candidates say, not what they do. In districts across the country, Democrats are campaigning on tax cuts, balanced budgets and rolling back harmful regulations. This pivot away from the national Democrat party isn't just on fiscal issues. With more conservative positions on guns, fracking and coal, for example, Democrat candidates, effectively, are practically carving out their own third party.

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Tracking Gov. Kitzhaber's campaign promises

OREGONLIVE.COM, 1/8/2011 by Ryan Kost, The Oregonian - During the campaign for governor, John Kitzhaber made more than a couple promises to the voters. By our count, he made at least 34 of them. Over the next four years, PolitiFact Oregon reporters will be tracking whether he keeps those promises. Read more at Oregonlive... Read More......

Labor leaders irate over proposed health care 'Cadillac' tax

FOXNews.com, 1/11/2010 by Major Garrett - Irate Labor Leaders Press Obama on Proposed Health Care 'Cadillac' Tax - WASHINGTON: "President Obama told labor leaders in a tense two-hour closed door tussle over whether to tax health care benefits that he backed the tax, which labor leaders vehemently oppose, but also supports efforts "to protect working men and women." ∴ Their problem? Labor leaders say you can't have it both ways. Some now openly accuse Obama of doing that and violating one of his most important early promises in the health care debate: that if you like the coverage you have, you will be able to keep it." Read more at FOX... Read More......

Ten Things a Candidate Might Promise

Works & Days, March 26, 2008 by Victor Davis Hanson

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