Can you really say "you either accept majority vote or you don't" in defence of a candidate who lost the popular vote? That's without getting into the idea that "the man can do no right, no matter what he does" because it disregards the possibility that he really is doing everything wrong because he is so grossly incompetent due to a variety of factors such as political inexperience, unsuitable temperament, and poor choice of advisers. The idea of him automatically deserving unquestioning respect simply because he's in a position that has always earned respect by default is also a dangerous one that doesn't sound particularly democratic either.
Nobody does everything wrong 100% of the time just like no one does everything right 100% either. I'm not saying he deserves unquestioning respect but I don't think he deserved to be trashed 100% of the time either before he is even given a chance. Seems to me Obama got unquestioning respect and I am still scratching my head at why the hell someone gave him the Nobel Peace prize?