WASHINGTON: Facing the immediate task of reviving the worsening US economy, President-elect Barack Obama would also have to deliver fast on his promise to bring the Americans together ending 30 years of "divisive, hate-based" politics, says Howard Dean, Chairman of Democratic National Committee.
"The biggest thing he needs to do is what he said he was going to do last Tuesday night, which is bring Americans together," Dean told CNN, referring to Obama's historic Presidential acceptance speech in Chicago.
The core message of the under-35 generation, "which now essentially has their first President, is please stop fighting about the things that you've been fighting about and can't agree on for 30 years, and get something done about the things that you do agree on," he said.
Climate change, Dean said, "is a big one" and the economy is "an obvious one" of the issues the 47-year-old President-elect needs to tackle early.
"But the main message is bring people together. Bring Americans together again. End the 30 years of divisive, hate-based politics and treat us all the same. I think President Obama wants to be the President of all Americans, not just the half that agreed with him on Tuesday night," Dean said.
