Presidential candidates make a lot of promises, and traditionally they have been able to dodge a lot of responsibility for them once they are elected. The modern media age makes such dodges far harder.
So how is President Obama doing with the promises he made? The Obameter from the St. Petersburg Times can help you find out.
The Obameter page tracks more than 500 promises Obama made on the campaign trail and their status from “kept” to “no action”. Perhaps more importantly, the site provides links to news updates about each promise so you can decide for yourself whether his promises were kept or broken.
With this kind of accounability, future presidents may find that they need to be very careful about the promises they make.