He won’t be a “martyr”. People are not as gullible as they were in the 60s, plus we have different forms of media today. The mainstream media doesn’t have a lock on the public like they used to when people back then only had a few outlets at their disposal.
Obama is also a guy who can't seem to figure out how to get an umbrella through a gate in an outdoor garden, but is worshiped as the smartest person on the planet, replacing the previous smartest person on the planet, Bill Clinton.
Democrats don't like in a democracy.