The “no difference” talking point is so shallow and weak it almost doesn’t deserve a reply. One was saddled with a liberal Democrat legislature; the other with a Congress of his own party until the GOP reclaimed the House in 2011.
Apples and oranges.
In all honesty, Romney is such a chameleon nobody can be sure how he’s going to govern but I expect him to be different with a Republican legislature and federal budget than he was with a far-left legislature and a state budget but nobody really knows if/until he gets into office.
But I can guarantee this, if the economy survives until next January, a Romney presidency will invigorate investment and get jobs to start coming back. I think a lot of money is on the sidelines right now waiting for Obama to go away.