The "change" spiel was just a marketing gimmick to win the election. Haven't you learned anything yet about politics? You have a slogan or two, run on it, and see if you get traction to win off of that slogan. Winning is all that matters, and you need to sell the "right message" to do so.
LOL. He hardly governns to the "right" of Republicans. The fact is Prole, that this country includes people with a whole spectrum of political beliefs and that politics is always about coalitions and compromise. Your progressive agenda is fringe in this country and will never successfully be sold to the masses and then instituted. With our diverse country all we can get are watered-down versions of any "pure", ideologically-based initiatives, and this juggernaut that we have can not change course in any direction overnight. Moreover, our populace is fickle and impatient, and they've proven a willingness to switch out those in power cyclically.
Or... he has just the right experience and is acting just like a successful politician in the American system.