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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
You can't believe what politicians say at election time! (Well, that's assuming you can believe them at other times.) [...]
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The thing to understand - and take to heart if you want to avoid surprises like the one in 2016 - is that politicians say these things because they have an audience willing to believe them. It may not be a majority, but you can bet there are some (or the politicians would not be saying it).