At the same time he delivered major tax cuts which had been a campaign pledge.
Now aren't you going against your own campaign pledge, since you're about to negotiate some new taxes?
Moreover, many of them vividly recall his campaign pledge on the issue.
Last summer he appointed Administration officials to translate his popular campaign pledge into legislation.
Asked if he was now ready to renew the campaign pledge on taxes.
The President also told reporters that he would try to reduce the tax on capital gains, one of his campaign pledges.
Those on the left have lambasted him for backing down from his campaign pledge.
"I think frankly what he did was fulfill a campaign pledge."
But the Governor does care a great deal about his campaign pledge to cut income taxes.
The most important political reality is President Bush's campaign pledge of no new taxes.