North Carolina FreedomWorks/CSE Tax Pledge Shapes Election Debate

This November, North Carolina voters will know where state candidates stand on higher taxes. That’s because FreedomWorks/Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) is once again asking all candidates for state office to sign the FreedomWorks/CSE Tax Pledge.

The Pledge reads simply: “I pledge that in order to keep the burden of taxation in North Carolina no higher than its present level through the year 2008, I will not support new tax increases!”

To date, 11 North Carolina Senate incumbents, 15 challengers, and another 11 candidates for open Senate seats have all signed “the Pledge.” That’s a total of 37 Senate candidates who are taking a stand against higher taxes and more spending!

On the House side, fully 24 incumbents have signed the Pledge, along with 20 challengers and another 19 candidates for open state House seats.

And in the race for Governor, GOP challenger Patrick Ballantine has signed the Pledge while his opponent, incumbent democrat Governor Mike Easely, has refused.

To view all of the candidates and their overall voting scores, simply click here to download the .pdf of the FreedomWorks/CSE Voter Guide.


http://www.freedomworks.org/reports/NC_2004.pdf

FreedomWorks/CSE members are using the Tax Pledge and Voter Guide as part of a door-to-door canvassing and voter education campaign. Armed with door hangers and informational fliers, volunteer activists make up the “on the ground” component of the North Carolina FreedomWorks Get Out the Vote (GOTV) effort.

Come November, thanks to the FreedomWorks/CSE Tax Pledge and related educational campaign, North Carolina’s voters will know exactly where the candidates stand on North Carolina’s critical economic issues.