Everything Obama has ever done has been pure politics. He has nothing in common with the average ordinary individual.
Same for many other Presidents, including Reagan and Bush Jr.
I thought Bush Jr. was as middle America as you can get with his cowboy attire and stuttering.
No, he was just pretending to be an average guy. In reality, considering he was born rich and had everything given to him on a silver platter, he does not understand ordinary Americans and their lives and struggles. Heck, Obama is more middle American than Bush. Obama was middle-class for his early life, while Bush was always extremely rich.
George W. Bush is one of the few people who is able to combine the negative attributes of the rich with the negative attributes of the poor.