Lessig should apply his analysis to Obama. He has no executive experience and hasn't even served a full term in the Senate. Palin may be unqualified according to Lessig's standards, but by the same standards, Obama is even more unqualified.
This seems wrong and suggests that a Lessig-style analysis is not appropriate. The candidates' fitness should not be judged not by experience, but by their desirability relative to the other candidates based on their policies and their likely ability to execute.
As an analogy, when betting on a boxing match, a comparison of each boxer's record is not as helpful as an analysis of the boxers' strengths and weaknesses relative to each other.
You can say that, but it doesn't make it true. Her only experience of substance is being governor of one of the least populous states of the Union for less than two years.
This seems wrong and suggests that a Lessig-style analysis is not appropriate. The candidates' fitness should not be judged not by experience, but by their desirability relative to the other candidates based on their policies and their likely ability to execute.
As an analogy, when betting on a boxing match, a comparison of each boxer's record is not as helpful as an analysis of the boxers' strengths and weaknesses relative to each other.