Looks like voters have come to their common senses after two years worth of the Obama experiment. And that experiment went horribly awry.

Voters strongly prefer a presidential candidate with both government and private sector experience. They also like a candidate who thinks like they do over one who can more surely win.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 77% of Likely U.S. Voters say a candidate’s experience in government is at least somewhat important to them when it comes to deciding how they will vote. That includes 32% who say it is Very Important. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Seventy-seven percent (77%) also say a candidate’s experience in the private sector is at least somewhat important in determining their vote, with 34% who say it’s Very Important.