That was how the uniparty kept us in chains. We could vote but they saw to it that we never had a decent candidate to vote for, always one of THEM.
However, he made the mistake of tossing a few Hail Marys before the uniparty was ready. The sheeple weren't quite ready to accept Obamacare, Gay Marriage, and unrestricted illegal immigration. If he'd kept a lid on it, or just moved the ball a little farther, we'd have President Hillary, now.
It was a close call, as it was. Hillary would have preserved all the "gains" BO made. And, with 3-5 SCOTUS pics over the next few years, America probably would not have gotten hauled back from the brink.