Washington (CNN) -- Promises are an inherent part of campaigning. But in a time where distrust of government is at an all-time high, 2012 Republican candidates are using promises of action on Day 1 of their administrations to convince voters of the seriousness of the problems facing the nation and their seriousness about taking immediate action to fix them. For the most part, the campaigns have focused on using executive orders as a means to do something on the first day. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich outlines on his website the content of the executive order he would sign in his first day in office. He promises to eliminate all White House "czar" positions, reauthorize a policy to stop "taxpayer dollars from being used to fund or promote abortions in foreign countries" and to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, among other things.
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Campaigns focus on using executive orders as a means to do something on the first day
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Gingrich promises to eliminate all White House "czar" positions on his first day
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Romney wants to start the elimination of Obama-era rules that hurt the economy
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Former presidential adviser says it is possible to get many orders, bills signed on Day 1
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