It reminds me of Mao, and I would note that Mao didn't have to contest elections.
There is a problem that a few folks have raised, and and we have seen developing. What if Obama disappoints? It started with the gay community and I should note that some of the more serious attacks on Obama have come from the highest ranking openly gay politician, Barney Frank.
He's bound to disappoint some people.
I will make a bold prediction that he'll disappoint a lot fewer people than Bush did after his 2004 reelection.