>>>But have they bailed on their love affair with socialism?
No.
A libertarian historian named Ralph Raico talks about this in one of his lectures. When he first began teaching history and politician science, he would have his students “compare and contrast” sections of the US Constitution with sections of the Communist Manifesto. He no longer does that because most of his incoming students already overwhelmingly agree with the sentiments of the latter rather than the former.
>>>Or are they just disappointed in Obama because they thought that he’d be the one they’d been waiting for to implement it “right”?
Yes.
Many lefties I know wanted Obama to implement a single-payer system. “He didn’t go far enough with Obamacare” they say. When I point out the vast decline in medical outcomes under single-payer systems, accompanied by vast increases in waiting times, they stick their heads in the sand and go into denial mode, “That’s not true!!”
Deny, deny, deny.
He should rethink. It were better if he got them to acknowledge their infatuation and declare openly for Communism. It would bring them out in the open and deprive them of concealment.
Out in the open where they can be lased.