I think what you have stated here is untrue. You could disabuse me of this notion by citing some examples of "contradictory campaign promises" that were made to "special interest groups".
I was referring to fairly obvious subjects like promising tax cuts to 'middle class
Americans while calling for new social spending programs for the 'poor' ... or the issue of gun rights in Sacramento versus Colorado ... or the issue of 'post-racial'-ism in big cities versus small towns. In each case, Obama supporters in different locations thought that Obama said he supported a position that they wanted to hear. And in each case Obama must eventually choose a single position on each issue, which is going to disappoint at least a portion of those supporters. I suppose that it's also possible that Obama will NOT choose a position and leave thihgs the way they currently are ... but this would disappoint a wide cross section of supporters to whom Obama promised 'change'.






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