Bambi is much closer to Jimmy Carter. And Jimmy Carter is a much more effective foil if you want to actually sway someone. A ton of people remember Jimmah and his micromanaging and failure. People hear Hitler and they just think "Haulocaust" and rightly so.
Like you said, Hitler and Obama’s gift was their gab.
Others used this popularity/hypnotism to pass legislation, create emergency acts and make deals with international tycoons in order to fulfill their power mad schemes..
Not a lot has changed over the years.