The answers are basically party platform. Party activists would temper dishonesty, because they want their party to achieve their publicly stated goals. Why w

The answers are basically party platform. Party activists would temper dishonesty, because they want their party to achieve their publicly stated goals. Why would you join an anti-abortion party if you believe in abortion? People think politicians don't keep their promise, but they actually keep their promise far more than they don't: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trust-us-politicians-keep-most-of-their-promises/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trust-us-politicians-kee...