As the party’s narrative became an endless litany of the good social things it had done (or was about to do), Poles came to view the campaign as a cynical attempt to buy their votes – and to do so with their own money. Even the fact that these promises, though plentiful, were mostly inexpensive (certainly compared to those of the opposition) was not used to convey a commitment to fiscal responsibility.
到2014年，公众眼中的政府实用到几乎没有固定的价值观。这种看法自然引发了公民纲领党以自身利益为主要动机的怀疑。因为该党连篇累牍地赘述所做（或要做的）种种好事，波兰人开始认为竞选就是用他们自己的钱来购买他们的选票。尽管这些承诺虽然很多但大多并不昂贵（当然是与反对党所做的承诺相比），但也未能成功传达政府对于财政责任的承诺。