Unfortunately Obama arrived probably ten years too soon and he was black. For the bigots that became a rallying cry. He had all the attributes to become a great president. He was articulate, very intelligent and most of all, believably compassionate. One got the feeling that he really cared. He made us all believe in "Yes, we can". 

Then again maybe he was the right president. If not for him, the world economy would have been in much worse shape today. Just think what would have happened if a Trump withdrew the US from the world in 2008.

Unfortunately, the Democrats lost the house early and that hobbled him. The disappointment of the unfulfilled promise and a poor candidate cost the Democrats the election and opened the way for the worst ever president of the US. He is not a conservative and neither are most of his supporters.

These people are not fighting liberalism, they are fighting the system, where corporations can take everything away from you, because China makes it cheaper.