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| During his campaign President Barack Obama made more than 500 promises to the American people. This wiki site provides a comprehensive and easy-to-use listing of those promises and allows our members and visitors to keep abreast of the progress made in fulfilling them. Guests are also encouraged to comment on each promise, either positively or negatively, and we welcome your input. |
Millions of moderate and left-leaning voters who worked so relentlessly to help Mr. Obama get elected now expect him to fulfill his promises as quickly as possible. To find a specific promise use the Search box at the top right of this page or use the drop-down menu in the menu bar above. Click here or the headline below to see what we consider to be his 25 key promises.
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"I want you to hold me accountable" — Barack Obama
Because of the rapid development of the internet during the last ten years we've seen what has been described as the democratization of scrutiny. It used to be left to the establishment press to keep track of a politician's promises and performance. Today, there are thousands of citizen-journalists all across America who keep track of exactly what each of them says and does. But things aren't always as simple as that.
If a presidential candidate doesn't keep his promises, but the times are good, it's probably not going to really matter. Yet if a presidential candidate keeps his promises, but they don't work, it most certainly will matter. And in the long run, political legacies and reputations will be defined by results — not simply a tally of their promises kept or broken.
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Just found your website from a Google search for "campaign promises." I had no idea that Obama had made so many promises. If he's able to keep half of them he'll be doing good. But that's okay with me. Half of them are bad anyway!
Greetings from Berlin. I am German-speaking, so please excuse my awkward English.
The idea of your website is good, and a lot of what was promised must happen, but some should not, because I do not like every promise, and bad promises should not be enforceable, for example the retention of the death penalty.
As for the "good promises," however, it depends on whether the endorsement of Obama is large enough so that he is not breaking his neck, because failed heroes are enough to mourn. Of this, we should be aware. Obama's changes must convince many who are critical of him, including the military and secret services - who can't be "overlooked" if attacks threaten. And the financial crisis, although it might have facilitated his electoral victory, will certainly not ease the government work and change, because the needed funds are missing.
The opponents of change since their failure in the elections, will be only too happy for Obama to fail by exceeding his policy expectations. I am writing to you in your forum, hoping that people will understand that the instincts for setting political traps for Obama and his voters are plentiful.
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I agree with you about the death penalty. Obama and the Democratically controlled House and Senate should abolish the death penalty as early in their term as possible. It seems likely they should have the power to do so then, if they really want to.
I'd also like to see Obama assign special Justice Department committees to make sweeping investigations across the entire nation’s prison / jail system to find out who was unfairly arrested, who might have received an unfair trial, and who was unjustly convicted?
oh i guess it is a lot better to use billions in taxpayer dollars to keep child murderers and rapists on deathrow alive and healthy! What planet are you from? These brutal killers live happy in their prison paid for by the victims tax dollars. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ALREADY CONFESSED TO DOING IT. If it was your family that was victimized you would not sound so damn understanding for the scum of society!
Government grant money. To pay off bills. Thanks, Dale Lee Allison.
I like the idea of a list of things to see how Obama follows through on them.
Two things you MUST keep in mind, though:
(1) Him mentioning something he is planning on doing if he becomes president is NOT a promise — it is a statement of intent. There is a world of difference between a promise and an intention.
(2) Even a promise is not a guarantee that he will make them happen. If he fights for their introduction into Congress, and then attempts to get them passed, but they are shot down, then he followed through with his "promises" and plans.
The only things that should be listed in your list are basic policy absolutes that he defined during his campaign or continually made an unequivocable certainty of.
Why are you being so defensive? A campaign promise IS a Promise. We should keep our officials accountable regardless of what party.
I think this is exactly what we need to do in America. I'm tired of all of our campaigns being in Fairyland. I'm tired of the fact that we like to be lied to and told that we can have everything and a puppy too. I think we need specific plans. I agree with seeing what promises he keeps and what he doesn't and I voted for Obama. The question of keeping his promises is not a partisan issue.
AMEN BROTHER! A GOOD INTENTION IS NOT A PROMISE, NEITHER IS AN AGENDA. The situation in our country changes daily and to deal with new problems others have to be set aside.
Its called priorities people!
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
Forget the hype. After all is said and done, Obama will actually do very little.
Until we get a viable third party, no significant changes will be possible.
It's just a bunch of bull…
The expectations for Obama are much higher than any President ever nominated. That small minority of McCain supporters were very racist, you know the ones that shouted terrorist, and referred to his name being associated with terrorist.
If this were Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the issues of his promise, and what he campaigned on would not be brought up, until he gets into office.
As I read the comments on this website, the issue at hand would be the idiot who is in office now…You know the uniter not the divider. Bush did nothing as far as his campaign promise except divide this country. Create fear in our nation. Whatever, you may think about Obama's promises in his campaign. He has already knocked down a wall that has stood in our country for 500 years, the racial tension amongst Blacks and Whites.
He will be the people’s president regardless if he is not able to keep all of his promises. You can bet, he is under a lot of pressure not only from the people who did not vote for him but also from the African American Community.
He knows being the first African American President he is setting the bar for any potential African Americans who may want to run for President, and any other minorities in this country.
Ask yourself this. How many presidents eat spam? This man is so close to the real people than any other president that has sat in the White House.
For anyone who pre-judges Obama before he is the actual president is a fool. The smart thing to do is to wait and see what kind of President he will be once he gets into office.
Obama is human; the only thing that would prevent his promise to America would be situations that come up that would prevent him from doing so.
The question should be. Are Obama’s intentions for America in the right place? I say yes. Obama is going to be the people’s president. A friend asked me. Do you think he will just help the black community? My answer was, to do that he would deny and not acknowledge his white side of his family, his mother, grandmother and grandfather, the very people who raised him. The question I asked to the person that asked me this was. Do you think he is going to just help the white community? Of course, not, he would deny his fathers side of his family.
I love that shade of grey..Because he is right where he is supposed to be…in the middle. Govern with an even hand. His exposure throughout his live has been with diverse backgrounds and many people from all walks of life. Rich, poor. We are blessed to have a president who knows the struggle of day-to-day people.
This change is so much needed in this world. Obama is not only bringing people together. He is making aware, that in today's society technology is going to be key for our children’s future. He has brought hope that our children need to learn early working with today's technology so they will have a chance to compete in this world.
Our great nation will be number one again not only for Americans but seen throughout this world.
The excuse for blacks who go through life blaming, the white folks, is over, or blaming society not giving them a chance, is over.
Whatever Obama is going to do, it will be in the best interest of our country and our nation. My fear is, someone will try an assassinate him, this has been talked about with Barbra Walters and Ms. Obama in her interview years before Obama began campaigning. For now, the way he ran his campaign and who he has chosen in cabinet positions, he has been consistent throughout the whole time he has been in the public eye. He is well intentioned. Whatever his decisions are, his children will have to grow up facing and living with the decisions there father will make for our country. Obama is my President. God Bless America.
I here you and i agree 1000%
I agree with you. The time for blacks to quit blaming whites for all their troubles and lack of opportunities is over. In the past, there have been people who were slaves made free men who made their own opportunities. George Washington Carver, was a slave, but went on to become educated and ironicly save the economy of the South when cotton went bust. He made a success of himself though he'd been born a slave. There have been generations of black people born free who could have made just as much of a success of themselves if only they possessed the will. Sure, it might be harder, but the opportunites are there if a man only be willing to work for it. Black people have been freed, they've been given the right to vote same as white people. They've gain seats in congress and other offices, and now a black man now holds the highest office in the nation. There is so much a man can accomplish if only he has the will to do so. With a black man now holding our highest office proving that point, the color of a man's skin and said lack of opportunities it causes is no longer a valid excuse to go around blaming others for one's problems.
I voted for the other guy but now that Obama is in office, I hope that he is a successful president. There may be things I don't trust the Democratic party as a whole over, right to bear arms, the abortion issue, maintaining the death penalty, gay marriage and perhaps a laundry list of other issues, including keeping God's name on our currency, the pledge, the anthem etc.. I'm of the belief that God is one thing we shouldn't change the status quo on, or if anything we should strive to move closer towards, not move further away. That is one thing I hope Obama also believes in despite spending so many years sitting in a pew listening to a preacher preach hatred instead of love.
Tension between blacks and whites for the last 500 years? Let's see, that would put us back to 1509. I didn't realize that Christopher Columbus had so many racial problems. Before you spit out your ridiculous insinuations, why don't you at least get within a couple of hundred years of the problem your talking about. And incidentally,
Obama has made us all equal. We are now all equally poor! And if he keeps spending money like a drunken sailor, we won't have any country left anyway. China will own it. Also, I have never heard a President complain about his job like Obama. On a recent 60 Minutes interview all Obama talked about was how hard it is being the President and all the hard decision the President has to make. At one of his scripted nationally televised press conferences more complaining about the hard decisions he makes daily. And a side note, Bill Clinton only had two, not counting the State of the Union address, nationally televised speeches/press conferences in his eight years Obama has had more in his 100 days. Complain, complain, complain. Obama is just an European Socialist, plain and simple.
sorry to sound disagreeable, but Obama has already denied his white heritage by claiming to be 'african american'. If he wasn't playing the race card, he would consider himself American. Period. And to claim he will bring the races together, have you forgotten his church of 20 years, lead by a bigoted preacher who hates white America? And to be married to a woman who has never been proud of her country? President Obama scares me, not because he's black (I would have put Colin Powel in the white house) but because he is putting policies in place that do not have America's best interest at heart.
Je pense qu'il est arrivé au bon moment, qu'il a le vent en poupe et qu'il faut qu'il en proffite.
Il est avantageux d'entreprendre quelque chose, de traverser les gran
des eaux,le sacrifice que les êtres supérieurs offrent pour l'augmentation des ^tres inférieurs fait naître dans le peuple un sentiment de joie et de gratitude qui est extrêmement précieux pour l'épanouissement de la communauté. Il importe de travailler et d'utiliser le moment.Cela peut être puissant dans les résultats . Il faut seulement qu'il s'entoure de "les bonnes personnes" et il n'a rien a craindre.
Good point. But he is in WASHINGTON DC. I have yet to find good, honest people there. The path to hell is paved with good intentions.
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I think this website is very well done, very good but I just would like to know who made it, someone who likes obama? someone who doesn't like him? A reporter in the NY Times?
Anyway, thanks for these informations.
The fact that you can't seem to ascertain our "biases" is exactly what we're striving for.
We do, however, invite anyone to comment (pro or con) as strongly as they wish.
here you can learn why and how we should comcomize our mailing lists.
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