A tell for what? I don't think Obama's been a success. The question was rather simple, comparing what it seems to be, the two worst presidents of all time according to opinions in the very loud media circus/social media sphere.
I'm not worried that Obama is a bad president, or a good president, or whatever. All I care about is America finding success, because I live here, so it's in my best interest. Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, etc all seemed like charming individuals, but that's about as far as I go in actually caring about them.
I think Bush did a worse job than Obama for this country, anyone with eyes can tell that that's my opinion. I didn't want to get into major arguments and distract from the discussion, so I backed off anytime I gave an opinion.
You may be playing poker, but I'm not. I've been largely observing the game, and that's about it. I find there to be little reason in actually participating in American politics these days, as it's been overrun by the lobbyist cycle, and it's hard for anyone to actually get representation (again, that's for both left and right).