We've spent four years reporting on President Obama's 2008 campaign promises. As his first term nears its end, we reflect on his vision of government and the journalistic challenge of tracking 508 campaign promises.
Four years ago, Barack Obama made an extraordinary number of campaign promises -- 508 -- on everything from taxes to whaling. We've been tracking each one and have rated them on our Obameter, a five-level scale from Stalled to Promise Kept.
With the 2012 campaign winding down, we thought it was a good time for a status report.
As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama made 508 promises. We've been tracking them and rating them on our Obameter. Here's our latest tally.
Barack Obama made 31 promises about education, from expanding early learning programs to adding public charter schools. We put his performance to the Obameter.
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Barack Obama made 31 promises about education, from expanding early learning programs to adding public charter schools. We put his performance to the Obameter.
Has the president kept his promises?
On the eve of the Democratic convention in Charlotte, we review our Obameter to see how Obama has fared on his 508 promises from the 2008 campaign.
In his speech accepting the vice presidential nomination, Paul Ryan blamed President Barack Obama for the failure of a presidentially appointed debt commission. But that ignored Ryan's own role.
In updating our Obameter on campaign promises involving green cars, we find Obama has had considerable success but also hit some speed bumps.
Last week's International AIDS Conference prompted us to crank up the Obameter, our database of the president's campaign promises.
As a candidate, Barack Obama promised the most open presidency in history. Our Obameter ratings reveal he's made lots of progress posting data but has had difficulty resisting the Washington urge to conduct business behind closed doors.
As a candidate, Barack Obama promised unprecedented transparency in the White House. We put his promises to the Obameter.