claim: says obama promised to cut the deficit in half.
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: oct 21, 2012 ... says barack obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he  would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. that simply has not  happened." — leonard lance on thursday, october 11th, 2012 in a debate ...
evidence_2: jun 20, 2011 ... obama promises to cut deficit in half by 2012 .... he claims to want to reduce  the deficit...but every attempt to reduce spending in congress results in a  showdown that shuts down the government.﻿ .... you always seem to have some  ridiculous response even after this guy says it right out in the open.
evidence_3: sep 5, 2014 ... in 2012, politifact twice rated true claims that president barack obama failed to  keep a promise to cut federal deficits in half by the end of his first term. at that  point, the budget gap topped a trillion bucks and republican congressmen called  out obama because the deficit had been reduced by just 15 ...
evidence_4: may 14, 2012 ... love revolution 638,083 views · 5:04 · obama the muslim - his own words -  duration: 6:44. pnn news and ministry network (www.ppsimmons.com)  1,179,171 views · 6:44. obama will cut deficit in half feb 2009 - duration: 1:30.  johnjms2 94,324 views · 1:30 · obama said he should serve only one ...
evidence_5: aug 16, 2012 ... a new commercial from the conservative group americans for prosperity accuses  obama of breaking his promises on the national debt. the ad notes, "in 2009,  barack obama said," then cuts to obama: "i'm pledging to cut the deficit by half by  the end of my first term in office." the words "feb. 2009, debt: ...