Obama says not all of his campaign promises will arrive at what he wanted . President - elect 's tone has become more somber as he prepares to take office . Obama says , ` ` Everybody is going to have to give '' to get things back on track . If there 's not improvements dramatically in two years , you have a midterm election , and certainly by the second part of this first term , this economy better be moving . '' President - elect 's priority is getting his economic recovery package passed .
Obama says not all of his campaign promises will arrive at what he wanted . President - elect 's tone has become more somber as he prepares to take office . Obama says , ` ` Everybody is going to have to give '' to get things back on track . President - elect 's priority is getting his economic recovery package passed .