Prominent Republican Senator Abandons Norquist's Pledge..Think Progress [View all]
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/11/22/1231321/prominent-republican-senator-abandons-norquists-no-tax-pledge/
First paragraph:
As lawmakers work on a balanced deal of spending cuts and revenue increases to avoid the coming fiscal cliff, another prominent Republican is publicly rejecting Grover Norquists no-tax pledge. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) told a local television station in Georgia on Wednesday that he will no longer support the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to never vote for any tax increases under any circumstances
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last couple of paragraphs from above link:
"Before the 2012 election, Norquists Americans for Tax Reform boasted that 279 Congressional incumbents and another 286 challengers signed its pledge.
But as Democrats fought back against anti-tax zealotry, many voters reacted positively, rejecting the pledge and its adherents, and telling pollsters that they supported higher taxes on the richest Americans.
As a result, 16 incumbent Republicans and one incumbent Senator who signed Norquists pledge lost on election night. In total, at least 56 Republican House incumbents or candidates who signed the pledge and 24 Republican Senators or hopefuls lost."
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Someone is reading the election results...Read these last couple of paragraphs from the above link:...see how many signed the pledge and lost...