So after all the glowing media coverage after his landslide win, he still can't lead Hillary in a poll.
This is his ceiling. Once his Republican primary rivals start taking their pounds of flesh off him (no pun intended), he'll look a lot less formidable.
Do you remember Obama coming out of nowhere to beat Hillary Clinton? Do you remember 2008? Did you follow politics then? Are you unaware of how quickly things can change?
Obama didn't come out of nowhere. He was bounced around a presidential contender after his 2004 DNC speech.