We add the public option to the Obameter
By Angie Drobnic Holan
Published on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at 6:58 p.m.
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Remember all that talk of the public option during the campaign? Neither do we.
This week, alert readers asked us how we were rating President Barack Obama's stance on the public option. That's a promise, right? they asked.
Well, no. We looked in our Obameter database for a promise on the public option and couldn't find one.
We are now adding a promise on the public option to our database. But make no mistake: The public option was rarely debated or even mentioned on the campaign trail. Read our update to find out more, as well as to learn what we rated it .
We want to hear your suggestions and comments. For tips or comments on our campaign promise database, please e-mail the Obameter. If you are commenting on a specific promise, please include the promise number. For comments about our Truth-O-Meter or Flip-O-Meter items, please e-mail the Truth-O-Meter. We’re especially interested in seeing any chain e-mails you receive that you would like us to check out.
PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times to help you find the truth in American politics. Reporters and editors from the Times fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups and rate them on our Truth-O-Meter. We’re also tracking more than 500 of Barack Obama’s campaign promises and are rating their progress on our new Obameter. >> More
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