I'm a 62 year old white independent.  President Obama has my respect,  as will all people who serve in that office, with that kind of responsibility.    I've not lost a personal freedom in the last 8 years, my stocks have at least come back when it looked like all might be lost, I've found work when I was looking.   I'm unhappy with entanglements remaining in Middle East, but I don't have the information those making the decision do, or the experience etc...

Assume the worst, Obama is a political being and will support his Party, (as all presidents have in my lifetime).      The president may well find a highly qualified candidate that would serve the country well.