And yet many voters apparently believe he has done little to improve their lives.

"And that goes to whether the voters really believe Republicans will repeal the tax program in the middle of a national recession."

But most voters never look at the detailed figures and would probably not believe them if they did.

Why should the voters believe that the next Labour government be any different from the past?

When the time comes to break the promises, the politicians get away with it because voters never really believed them in the first place.

Politicans in power want voters to believe "that it doesn't make any difference, so you might as well stay home," he said.

Many voters apparently believe that no candidate is worth a trip to the polls.

Will the voters believe him when he proposes alternative policies abroad?

It invites voters to believe that half of the cash goes to poor families.

And then there is the even trickier question, which candidate do the voters believe?