The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama's Campaign Promises

PolitiFact, St. Petersburg Times | Apr. 15, 2009 (Special Report)

PolitiFact has compiled about 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the campaign and is tracking their progress on our Obameter. We rate their status as No Action, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. Full Story »

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3.8
 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 16, 2009

There is some subjectivity in the selection of which promises are the top promises, and the determination of whether the promises were kept, compromised, broken, and the progress bars for in the works. The collection of promises and monitoring them is an impressive task, if done objectively.

So many promises, and still under 100 days. Too much credit for escalating wars. Too little discredit for civil rights regarding habeas corpus, prosecution for torture, secrecy claims trumping legal rights, rights to sue the government for wiretapping, corporate liability for wiretapping.

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