November 7, 2012
How Grover Norquist’s Radical Anti-Tax Pledge Sunk Top Tier Republican Senate Candidates
How Grover Norquist’s Radical Anti-Tax Pledge Sunk Top Tier Republican Senate Candidates: Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform boasted that 279 Congressional incumbents — and another 286 challengers — signed his “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” to never vote for any tax increases under any circumstances. But when Democrats fought back against the anti-tax zealotry of Norquist and his Republican minions, many voters reacted positively, rejecting the pledge and [...]/p