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Originally Posted by Willravel
So on the one hand you have verifiable evidence: the voting record. On the other hand you have campaign promises, which are usually tantamount to meaningless when considering precedence. The issue I'm trying to bring up in this thread: is the campaign promise situation solvable? Or do we just have to sit back and take months (now years) of what may or may not be complete lies, or at the very least empty promises? Do we want our politicians to be entertainers, as Jazz may have been suggesting?
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I don't believe the campaign promise situation is solvable, which is why I think you answered your own question here. All you can really go on is their past voting record. Regardless of what they say they will do, their voting record proves what they did.
For me, in this instance, I can look at Clinton v. Obama with regards to the Iraq war. They both speak out against it, however, one voted to authorize the use of force, one didn't. Which of the two who are speaking out against it now has more credibility?