He did not say he ever supported Obama, he said “Though never a supporter of Obama, I admired him for a time for his ability to engage our imaginations, and especially for his ability to inspire the young once again to embrace the political system.”...that is a far cry from supporting him.
How do you figure?
As I already said: I know quite a few people who “never really supported Obama” but are going to vote for him anyway because they “just don’t like the other guy.”