Here's a campaign ad from the '04 elections. One of the things that's struck me over the years is how fast Democrats forget their campaign promises after election to office. It's kind of like they put them up on a shelf, and forget about them until they're needed for the next election, at which point they're brought down, dusted off and fresh batteries are put in, maybe a fresh coat of topically relevant paint applied, and then they're used until the day after the election. Then, they're shelved again.
Over the years, I haven't seen that so much with Republican candidates. They might not make flashy promises (usually) but they tend to get more accomplished (usually) than the Democrats who get elected.
Just an observation, for whatever it's wortth.... Democrats are fine when nothing's really going on, when there's no crises, no issues facing the country. When there ARE problems, they're all speech and no action.
J.