Jackie Cilley and Maggie Hassan on The Pledge
Channel: Jon Hopwood
Date: 2012-09-06

Jackie Cilley and Maggie Hassan, two former state senators who are vying for the New Hampshire Democratic gubernatorial nomination, address "The Pledge" -- the vow not to support an income and sales tax. Every Democrat who has won the Granite State governor's office since the 1970s has taken "The Pledge". Of Democrats taking "The Pledge",  Hugh Gallen won two terms, Jeanne Shaheen three terms (only in her bid for a third term did she refuse to take "The Pledge") and John Lynch four terms. Mark Fernald, the last Democratic gubernatorial candidate not to take "The Pledge" (he supported an income tax), lost in a landslide in 2002, taking only 38% of the vote against Republican Craig Benson.