I've read in several places that the public perceived it as a broken promise and it's a major reason why he lost to Bill Clinton.
The message Republican politicians took away is: The public doesn't interpret anti-tax promises narrowly; if you make one, you'd better stay the heck away from anything that looks remotely like raising taxes.
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I think Bush said "no new taxes" and then raised existing taxes.
This actually supports my point.
I've read in several places that the public perceived it as a broken promise and it's a major reason why he lost to Bill Clinton.
The message Republican politicians took away is: The public doesn't interpret anti-tax promises narrowly; if you make one, you'd better stay the heck away from anything that looks remotely like raising taxes.