Comment on Morris Davis: The Skinny on Partisan Campaign Pledges

Morris Davis: The Skinny on Partisan Campaign Pledges

The only pledge a candidate for public office should make is one that reads something like: "I, _________________, pledge to represent the interests of my constituents and my country to the best of my ability and without regard to my personal enrichment or the impact on my chances of getting elected to an even higher office." Instead, just about every interest group has a very specific litmus test candidates must pass or a long laundry list of positions on issues they demand a candidate swear to oppose or support in order to secure their seal of approval.

 

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