佛罗里达州《圣彼得斯堡时报》收集了500多项奥巴马在竞选期间许下的承诺，将其列在网上，并为这一专栏取名为“奥巴马表”，追踪他实现承诺的进度。

网站将这些承诺分为“停滞中的Stalled  ”、“进展中的In the Works ”、“没有行动的No Action ”、“无法兑现的 Broken ”、“折中解决的 Compromises ”和“已经解决的Kept ”六种情况。

迄今为止，奥巴马已经有7项承诺无法兑现 Promise Broken

它们分别是：

No. 24: End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000

No. 234: Allow five days of public comment before signing bills

No. 240: Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials

No. 505: Create a $3,000 tax credit for companies that add jobs

No. 508: Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009

No. 511: Recognize the Armenian genocide

No. 517: Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN