Original F-117A explanatory reporting guide. It does not rate any real person's statements. Primary-source websites listed below are research starting points; no fictional claim is presented as a finding.
Campaign promises describe a proposed future. Reporting on whether they were fulfilled requires an exact quotation, a timeline, a definition of completion and a fair account of what the officeholder could actually control.
01 Record the original terms
“I will propose” is not the same promise as “I will enact.” A target, a deadline and a numerical benchmark must be preserved rather than replaced with the more dramatic version of a promise. The candidate's role at the time and the office later held should also be documented.
02 Recognize limits of authority
Governors administer state executive branches, but their powers and relationships with legislatures vary under state law. A governor may propose, sign or veto particular measures; a legislature, court, agency or federal authority may affect the final outcome. The National Governors Association provides current and historical governor-reference material, but policy evaluation requires state-specific primary records.
03 A public status needs evidence
- Original promise source, exact wording, date and audience.
- Relevant office term and a traceable chronology of official action.
- Legislation, budget, executive action or official administrative record, as applicable.
- Measurement criteria established before judging success.
- Open questions, changed circumstances and official responses.
04 Preserve a history, not a winner's scorecard
Officeholders change; evidence should not be overwritten when they do. Each governorship has a stable office record distinct from people and their specific terms. This permits later readers to compare proposals, choices and outcomes across administrations without conflating their identities.
Sources & Further Reading
These are attributable primary-reference destinations and related F-117A methodology pages. This field guide makes no fact-check determination about an individual.
Challenge the evidence, not the person.
The standard is reproducibility. Corrections and responses will be documented under the F-117A corrections policy.