It happened with my generation as well. Too many boomers thought Jimbo Carter was the reincarnation of JFK who, despite all the media hype, was a fairly mediocre president.
Double digit interest and unemployment rates led most of us to wake up four years later.
The big difference, I think, is that easy student loans has enabled too many of them to stay in Mummy's basement and stretch out their adolescent years longer than in our day.
Sounds like you and I were both strongly influenced by having to spend our developmental years under Jimmy Carter.
I was a baby when LBJ was elected. Wilson and FDR were far before my time. As I grew up the adults around me were actually WAY more Liberal, at least on economic issues.
I can fully believe that Millenials are turning on Obama and his failed policies. Problem is they have nary a clue about what the RIGHT direction should be. That’s our fault for allowing an education system that deliberately hid this from them.
Getting married and shortly being pregnant with twins did it for me.