"Did Obama get a honeymoon in 2008 -of course he did.
Look at the stimulus." a #52
Which one?
The Bush administration's ~$700 $Billion $TARP, never intended to restore our economy to Clinton level prosperity; but merely to keep the U.S. economy afloat until Bush / Cheney / Paulson could get out of town, 12:08PM January 20, 2009?
Or the one the permanent one that has actually healed our economy, slashed unemployment, left the U.S. far better off after 8 years than before it?
"How quickly was his cabinet confirmed? much quicker." a #52
How much more quickly did Obama's appointees complete their ethics questionnaires?
"The Dems are butt hurt sore losers" a #52
I'll concede that it is you not I that is the expert on "butt hurt".
However even if you're right, that's not the explanation here.
Obama not only won the election. He also won the vote. Therefore Obama had greater per capita popularity; thus greater support, among the electorate, and among the elected.
Obama's critics were from the opposing party.
Trump's critics are from both parties.
Trump is the guy the GOP nominated in 2016.
The following quotation is a comment from the guy that was the Republican presidential nominee 4 years earlier.
"Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. ... playing the members of the American public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the White House. And all we get is a lousy hat." Mitt Romney
BTW I disagree with Governor Romney (R-MA). I rather like those hats.
"I think it's time for him [Donald Trump ("R"-NY) Republican 2016 presidential candidate] to look like a serious candidate for president." Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY)