the koch brothers going all out, the tea party being unleashed, the courts taking the shackles off voter suppression and dark money, blatant obstruction in states and congress, acceptance of obstruction and rejection of basic governance by citizens just to see him 'fail' (even at their own expense), the biggest exodus of non-college educated whites from the democratic party since the civil rights act, republican voters abandonment of the principle of democracy and full embrace of authoritarianism...all reactions to a black president.

shit...half of white dems refused to campaign with obama and barely hardly ever defended him and his policies because they were terrified of their white constituents at home.

dude saved the economy, gave millions of people healthcare, and mandated fairness for women in the workplace. but he was still on a political island by himself. and he was an anchor around the necks of democrats across the country. because of the color of his skin.

all the salesmanship in the world aint gonna be able to blunt most of that.