Without campaign promises, one candidate would be no different from his or her opponent except for political party affiliation. Promises peak the American voter's interest. If a promise sounds good and is consistent with one's beliefs or expectations, then a vote is assured. John E. Beaulieu considers himself to be a typical, non-political American voter. He has studied 600 of the numerous promises made by then-Senators Barack Obama and Joseph Biden that ensured their initial electoral victory in 2008. The results of that research have been compiled and graded as a report card. The methodology employed is detailed in the preface to this book. Simply stated, a campaign promise was either fulfilled or not.
In this book, you'll learn:
* The exact wording of Obama-Biden campaign promises, quoted from speeches, interviews and pre-election campaign documents
* When and where campaign promises were made, found via the cited Internet links
* The status of each promise at the end of the Obama-Biden Administration's second term in the White House.
This objective, fact-based and unbiased report card is for politicians, academics, domestic and international students of the U.S. Government and political science, and any ordinary citizen interested in whether or not President Obama and Vice President Biden fulfilled their campaign promises.