But Obama, a late boomer, had more of a Gen X upbringing: divorce, hippy mom, absent dad, college in the '80s, multiculturalism and affirmative action.
Living with his grandparents may have given him a little more stability, but the contrast with his own parents may only have underlined his Gen X-like parentage.
In his younger years, though, Obama did look up to the radical 60s generation and wanted to be like them, so he was a boomer in that respect.
Odd thing though...gen x’ers, even with the social issues you mentioned, voted mostly for Reagan and were usually more conservative than their boomer/indolent parents....So, Obama is more attuned to boomer values than gen x values if you ask me.