I am really shocked this BS thread has gone on this long.
the whole premise is BS.
the question should be (as we must accept that whomever gets ELECTED will after 3 years have 3 years EXEC, C in C experience ) who has as much experience OR MORE as Obama HAD when elected or nominated as the party choice.
his '4'years in the senate was a riot, even democrats know he was there and a participant maybe half the time, Reid explains and is quoted (paraphrased here) that obama had a gift and a year after his election to the senate Reid told him he could see he was bored and bigger things were possible, he could be president the stars could align etc etc .....Obama had to keep stepping up the ladder as he could not spend to long in one place and be seen as the lightweight he really is. He never ever gained any legislative experience , managed a committee etc etc .
So;
Newt- Speaker of the house, worked negotiated/with, compromised successfully with adversarial party in the WH, and and GOT THINGS done, like him or not, it is true.
Romney. Governor of a BLUE state and managed it pretty well. PLUS exec. business experience, turned around the Olympics which is probably harder than either

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and you van be sure the media will vet them to the inth degree and out each and every little morsel their hired 'extra' help can find.
Obama? effectively, and I use that term loosely 2 years in the senate,. state Illinois leg. whose time on office- day book, e mails and schedule are no longer public btw, voted present a record number of times, cut his teeth as a shit stirrer, that is using the velvet to convince folks on the lower scale of the economy, whom are always easily manipulated, that he could provide or effect change, or that is whatever he thought they would swallow, that would benefit them.
Oh and I once read that one of his own buddies somewhat reluctantly had to admit , there is not one thing left, even tangentially that speaks to Obamas past presence and/or 'help' be it as a community rabble rouser or state senator.
so yea lets see who would a reasonable choose based solely on experience??
notice I left out his record in office ..