The speaker initially had high hopes for Barack Obama's presidency but later realized that there was no intention to change the status quo. Disillusionment set in after observing the lack of significant change following Obama's election. The speaker's realization occurred when assigned to cover the causes of the financial crisis and was prompted to investigate Obama's ties to Citigroup.

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