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Contract with the American Voter
2016-10-22 · Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaDonald Trump's signed 28-point campaign document, presented as a 'pledge to the American Voter'. Covers six ethics actions, seven worker-protection actions, five security/rule-of-law actions, and a ten-bill '100-day action plan'.
Read on CampaignReceipts Original on cdn.factcheck.org Mirror · documentcloud.org Mirror · scribd.comNote: The original campaign-site PDF (assets.donaldjtrump.com/CONTRACT_FOR_THE_AMERICAN_VOTER.pdf) was never crawled by the Internet Archive. FactCheck.org hosts the canonical copy. We mirror it here against the small risk that any single third-party CDN takes the file down.
Trump Campaign Policy Pages — 2016 Election Day Snapshots
2016-11-07 · donaldjtrump.comFive policy pages from the official 2016 Trump campaign website, archived via the Wayback Machine closest to Election Day (2016-11-07). Seven requested policy pages (healthcare, immigration-reform, second-amendment, veterans-affairs, childcare, lobbying-reform, cyber-policy) were never crawled by the Internet Archive and are not available.
Trade Economy Regulations Tax Plan National Defense Original on web.archive.org Mirror · donaldjtrump.com (redirect)Page screenshots — receipts for the receiptsFull-page renders captured via Puppeteer at 2× device-scale, with the Wayback Machine wrapper visible — the timestamp banner is the citation receipt.
Note: Snapshots fetched with the id_/ infix to retrieve raw archived content without Wayback Machine wrapper chrome. The 2016-11-07 timestamp is a nearest-match request; Internet Archive serves the closest available crawl for each URL.
Trump 2024 Campaign Platform — Issues Pages (Currently Being Graded)
2024-11-05 · donaldjtrump.com/issuesFifteen policy/issues pages from the official Trump-Vance 2024 campaign website, mirrored here on 2026-05-14 — while the current term is actively being graded. The live campaign site removed these policy pages after the election; they are preserved here via Wayback Machine snapshots (archived 2026-02-21). This is the receipt for the receipts: the exact policy commitments the 2024 campaign made, preserved before edits or deletions. Covers economy, trade, energy, borders, immigration, healthcare, education, veterans, safety, speech, rights, strength, integrity, cartels, and dismantling the deep state.
Issues Index Economy Trade Borders Immigration Veterans Safety Speech Rights Strength Cartels Energy Healthcare Education Integrity Dismantle Deep State Original on donaldjtrump.com Mirror · web.archive.org (2026-02-21)Page screenshots — receipts for the receiptsFull-page renders captured via Puppeteer at 2× device-scale, with the Wayback Machine wrapper visible — the timestamp banner is the citation receipt.
Note: The live donaldjtrump.com site as of May 2026 is a donate-only page with no policy content. All 15 issues sub-pages were removed post-election. HTML mirrors for all 15 pages are preserved here from Wayback snapshots dated 2026-02-21. Visual screenshots (Wayback wrapper + page body) were renderable for 10 pages; the other 5 (Energy, Healthcare, Education, Integrity, Dismantle Deep State) have HTML mirrors only — Wayback never captured their full policy bodies at any available timestamp. A fresh Wayback save was triggered on 2026-05-14 for every URL.
Trump-Vance Agenda47 — Policy Video Archive (Currently Being Graded)
2023-01-01 · donaldjtrump.com/agenda47The Agenda47 series was the Trump campaign's primary 2024 policy announcement vehicle — 30+ short videos covering every major platform commitment. This is the index page, preserved from the Wayback Machine (archived 2026-02-16). Topics include: ending birthright citizenship, the American Academy, no welfare for illegal aliens, veteran homelessness, fighting cartels, dismantling the deep state, reciprocal trade, energy dominance, military rebuilding, and more. Each video title is a campaign promise now being tracked and graded on CampaignReceipts.com.
Read on CampaignReceipts Agenda47 — Page Screenshot Original on donaldjtrump.com Mirror · web.archive.org (2026-02-16)Page screenshots — receipts for the receiptsFull-page renders captured via Puppeteer at 2× device-scale, with the Wayback Machine wrapper visible — the timestamp banner is the citation receipt.
Note: The live donaldjtrump.com no longer hosts Agenda47 content as of May 2026. Mirrored from Wayback Machine snapshot 20260216061601. A fresh Wayback save was triggered on 2026-05-14. The full-page screenshot (7.5MB, captured at 2× device-scale) preserves the visual record of the Agenda47 video index as it appeared in February 2026.
2024 Republican Party Platform — "Make America Great Again" (Currently Being Graded)
2024-07-08 · rncplatform.donaldjtrump.comThe official 20-promise, 10-chapter Republican Party platform adopted at the 2024 Republican National Convention, July 8 2024. This is the canonical written policy document for the term currently being graded. Chapters cover: defeating inflation, sealing the border, building the greatest economy, the American Dream, protecting workers and farmers, protecting seniors, K-12 education, renewing American civilization, government of the people, and peace through strength. The platform opens with 20 specific promises — this PDF is the baseline for every promise verdict on CampaignReceipts.com.
Read on CampaignReceipts Platform — Page Screenshot Original on rncplatform.donaldjtrump.com Mirror · web.archive.org (2026-05-15)Page screenshots — receipts for the receiptsFull-page renders captured via Puppeteer at 2× device-scale, with the Wayback Machine wrapper visible — the timestamp banner is the citation receipt.
Note: The rncplatform.donaldjtrump.com URL serves the PDF directly. A fresh Wayback save was triggered on 2026-05-14 (saved as timestamp 20260515013654). The PDF is 146KB, 16 pages. Visual screenshot of the platform landing page is also preserved.
Bernie Sanders 2020 Presidential Campaign — Issues Pages
2020-03-01 · berniesanders.com/issuesSix policy pages from Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential primary campaign website, preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2020-03-01, peak primary season). The 2020 berniesanders.com platform documented ~40 issue commitments — we mirror the index plus five marquee planks: Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, College for All / Cancel Student Debt, Housing for All, and Workplace Democracy. The original site has since been restructured; these snapshots are the durable record of the policy commitments the campaign ran on.
Issues Index Medicare for All Green New Deal College for All Housing for All Workplace Democracy Original on berniesanders.com Mirror · web.archive.orgNote: Snapshots fetched via the Wayback id_/ infix at the 2020-03-01 timestamp (closest available crawl per URL). A fresh Wayback save was attempted for each URL on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting; existing Wayback snapshots used as source data remain durably preserved by the Internet Archive). HTML-only mirror — no Puppeteer screenshots in this pass.
Ted Cruz 2016 Presidential Campaign — Issues Pages
2016-03-01 · tedcruz.org/issuesNine policy pillars from Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential primary campaign website (tedcruz.org), preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2016-03-01, Super Tuesday window). Covers: Jobs and Opportunity, Secure the Border, Religious Liberty, Defend our Nation, Life Marriage and Family, Second Amendment Rights, Rein In Washington, Restore the Constitution, and Stand with Israel. These are the platform commitments Cruz ran on as a sitting senator — the same senator currently graded on CampaignReceipts.com.
Issues Index Jobs & Opportunity Secure the Border Religious Liberty Defend our Nation Life, Marriage, Family Second Amendment Rein In Washington Restore the Constitution Stand with Israel Original on tedcruz.org Mirror · web.archive.orgNote: Full coverage of the tedcruz.org/issues sub-tree at the nearest-to-Super-Tuesday timestamp. HTML mirrors via the Wayback id_/ infix. A fresh Wayback save was attempted for each URL on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting; existing Wayback snapshots used as source data remain durably preserved by the Internet Archive).
Joe Biden 2020 Presidential Campaign — Joe's Vision & Platform Pages
2020-06-01 · joebiden.comTen platform pages from Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign website, preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2020-06-01, post-primary unity period). Includes the master 'Joe's Vision' index plus nine marquee policy pages: climate, healthcare, immigration, justice, education, housing, infrastructure, empowering workers, and gun safety. These are the explicit campaign commitments that became the baseline for the Biden administration's term — preserved here for accountability.
Joe's Vision (Index) Climate Healthcare Immigration Criminal Justice Education Housing Infrastructure Empower Workers Gun Safety Original on joebiden.com Mirror · web.archive.orgNote: joebiden.com redirected to the White House site during the Biden administration and the campaign-era policy URLs no longer resolve to original content. HTML mirrors preserved via the Wayback id_/ infix. A fresh Wayback save was attempted for each URL on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting; existing Wayback snapshots used as source data remain durably preserved by the Internet Archive).
Marco Rubio 2016 Presidential Campaign — Issues
2016-03-01 · marcorubio.com/issuesMarco Rubio's 2016 presidential primary campaign issues hub and one detail page (Protecting Life at Every Stage), preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2016-03-01). The marcorubio.com issues sub-tree was sparse compared to peer campaigns — the index page is the substantive policy document; only one issue sub-page (Protecting Life) was independently crawled by the Wayback Machine in the primary cycle window.
Note: Other policy detail URLs (e.g. tax-reform, defense, immigration) were not independently crawled by the Wayback Machine in the 2015-2016 cycle window — Rubio's campaign site was thinner than peers. A fresh Wayback save was attempted on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting).
JD Vance 2022 Ohio Senate Campaign — Home & Issues
2022-08-01 · jdvance.comJD Vance's 2022 Ohio Senate campaign website — homepage and the consolidated issues page — preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2022-08-01, peak general-election window). The jdvance.com issues page documented 14 policy commitments on a single page (no sub-URLs): protect conservative values, restore manufacturing, energy independence, defend small business, dismantle big tech, traditional families, end abortion, southern border, drugs/opioids, second amendment, COVID-19, foreign policy, spending/inflation, election integrity. These are the campaign commitments Vance ran on before becoming Vice President.
Note: All 14 issue planks were presented on a single page rather than as individual sub-URLs, so a single HTML mirror preserves the complete campaign-era platform. A fresh Wayback save was attempted on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting).
Sherrod Brown 2024 Senate Campaign — Issues Pages
2024-09-01 · sherrodbrown.com/issuesFour policy pages from Sherrod Brown's 2024 Ohio Senate re-election campaign website, preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2024-09-01, peak general-election window). Covers the issues index plus three marquee planks: standing up for American workers, agricultural and rural communities, and the African American community. Brown lost the 2024 race; the campaign site no longer hosts active policy content.
Issues Index American Workers Agriculture & Rural African American Community Original on sherrodbrown.com Mirror · web.archive.orgNote: A fresh Wayback save was attempted on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting). Additional issue sub-pages (e.g. fiscal-responsibility, energy, national-security under /issues-old/) exist in earlier Wayback crawls and can be added in a future pass if a verdict cites them.
Ron DeSantis 2024 Presidential Campaign — Home & "Stop the Invasion"
2023-07-01 · rondesantis.comRon DeSantis's short-lived 2024 presidential campaign website, preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2023-07-01, near campaign launch). The rondesantis.com site favored a single-page narrative layout over a traditional issues sub-tree; the homepage and the campaign's flagship 'Stop the Invasion' border mission page are mirrored here. DeSantis ended his presidential bid in January 2024 — these snapshots are the durable record of the campaign-era commitments he ran on before returning to his Florida gubernatorial role.
Note: rondesantis.com used a SPA-style layout rather than a discoverable /issues/ sub-tree, so additional policy detail pages are not separately crawled by the Wayback Machine. The homepage and the one explicit mission sub-page are the primary policy artifacts. A fresh Wayback save was attempted on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting).
Gavin Newsom 2018 Gubernatorial Campaign — Policy Pages
2018-10-01 · gavinnewsom.comSeven pages from Gavin Newsom's 2018 California gubernatorial campaign website, preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2018-10-01, peak general-election window). Includes the 'California Values' platform statement plus six policy pages: education, environment, housing, economic development, child poverty, and the candidate biography page. These are the campaign commitments Newsom ran on before winning the 2018 governorship he still holds.
California Values Education Environment Housing Economic Development Child Poverty About Original on gavinnewsom.com Mirror · web.archive.orgNote: gavinnewsom.com used flat (non-trailing-slash) URLs for each policy page (e.g. /education, /housing). HTML mirrors preserved via the Wayback id_/ infix. A fresh Wayback save was attempted on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting).
Joe Manchin 2018 Senate Re-election Campaign — Home & The Issues
2018-06-01 · joemanchinwv.comJoe Manchin's 2018 West Virginia Senate re-election campaign website — homepage and the consolidated 'The Issues' page — preserved from the Wayback Machine (nearest snapshot 2018-06-01, peak re-election window). The campaign site used a tabbed single-page layout for issues rather than discrete sub-URLs. This is the platform Manchin ran on for the term that ended in January 2025 — the same term currently graded on CampaignReceipts.com (17 graded promises).
Note: The issues page used in-page tabs (e.g. /the-issues/#tabs_desc_696_4) rather than separate URLs for each policy area, so a single HTML mirror preserves the complete campaign-era platform. A fresh Wayback save was attempted on 2026-05-14 (anonymous IA Save Page Now endpoint, partial success due to IA rate limiting).
Gettysburg Speech — Full Transcript, 2016-10-22
2016-10-22 · Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaFull transcript of Donald Trump's "Gettysburg Address" campaign speech delivered October 22, 2016, in which he presented the Contract with the American Voter and outlined his 100-day action plan. Archived from HuffPost Contributor via Wayback Machine (2016-10-23 snapshot).
Read on CampaignReceipts Original on huffpost.com Mirror · web.archive.org Mirror · historymusings.wordpress.comNote: HuffPost blocks direct curl access in 2026; archived via Wayback Machine snapshot from 2016-10-23 (the day after delivery). The WordPress mirror at historymusings.wordpress.com also hosts a full-text copy.
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