World Citizens Prefer Obama to McCain by Nearly 4-to-1

GamTrak · Oct 21, 2008

Gallup Polls conducted in 70 countries from May to September 2008 reveal widespread international support for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in the U.S.
presidential election. :thumbsup:

Among these nations, representing nearly half of the world's population, 30% of citizens say they would personally rather see Obama elected president of the United States, :yahoo: compared with just 8% who say the same about McCain. At the same time, 62% of world citizens surveyed did not have an opinion.

World citizens are more divided over whether the outcome of the U.S. election makes a difference to their country, with 31% saying it does and 21% saying it does not. Moreover, 49% of those surveyed did not have an opinion.

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Mick114 · Oct 21, 2008

That's not surprising.I admire Obama and wish i could vote for him.For that matter I wish we had ( here in Canada) someone like Obama to lead our country.I've been following the presidential race ,debates , interviews and just can't see how anyone would vote for McCain/Palin.Obama/Biden is the clear choice here.I can't stand McCain OR Palin.( or Bush for that matter)

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tim5ny · Oct 22, 2008

Many countries hate the U.S. and would love to see Obama in office. Is this rocket science? He may win, and he may not. I think things are looking favorably for him as of late, but if you can't see that the world is watching intently (especially our enemies) and picking the candidate which best suits their agendas, than you'd have to be an idiot.

I would love to see Spongebob Squarepants become the leader of China, along with Homey the Clown taking the reigns in Russia, but is it in their best interest to elect them? ..I think not!

Mick114 · Oct 22, 2008

I saw this morning on CNN.........Al Qaeda is backing McCain and his puppet Palin.

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Maybe you on to something Tim :eek2:

Personally I wish nothing but the best for the USA.

tim5ny · Oct 22, 2008

Mick114 said:
I saw this morning on CNN.........Al Qaeda is backing McCain and his puppet Palin.

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Maybe you on to something Tim

Personally I wish nothing but the best for the USA.

Very interesting read! Al Queada might be smarter than I thought.

I don't want either one of these blundering idiots as my president, and alot of people agree with me, but to see anyone falling all over themselves over either one of these two candidates calls their sanity into question in my opinion.

We're going down no doubt, but who can keep us afloat the longest is the question to be answered. I'm a realist. Obama isn't the Saviour of the world, and McCain looks like an angry fool in every debate. What's a mother(******) to do?

The Dude · Oct 22, 2008

tim5ny said:
Many countries hate the U.S. and would love to see Obama in office...

I don't think many other countries "hate" the US. That's a fallacy. They may "hate" the policies of the US, but not the US itself.

Being an ex-pat, it's easy for me to look from the outside looking in. Honestly, the US comes across as arrogant, bullying, and wasteful. Its policies affect many - hell, just look at the online gaming industry. This industry can serve as an example on the tunnel-vision that is going on in the States. It's embarrassing to be an American most times; when people ask where I'm from, I stress that I'm Californian.

When Obama spoke in Berlin a couple of months ago, it was the first time that I saw US flags being flown there with a sense of pride. There are many Americans in that city, y'know. People seem to forget this. He was able to convince people that he was a "citizen of the world". McCain would have never been able to pull that off - and Palin has never traveled beyond her State (no I don't count Kuwait - that was a US base run by US personnel - not much of a "foreign" visit IMO). Palin is perceived as a joke from over here - no one takes her "homeyness" seriously.

There isn't a soul I know over here who respects Bush as a fair and honest President. I doubt that McCain would be viewed as any different. There will be a collective groan of disappointment if McCain finds his way to the White House come November.

RobWin · Oct 22, 2008

Casinomeister said:
I don't think many other countries "hate" the US. That's a fallacy. They may "hate" the policies of the US, but not the US itself.

Being an ex-pat, it's easy for me to look from the outside looking in. Honestly, the US comes across as arrogant, bullying, and wasteful. Its policies affect many - hell, just look at the online gaming industry. This industry can serve as an example on the tunnel-vision that is going on in the States. It's embarrassing to be an American most times; when people ask where I'm from, I stress that I'm Californian.

When Obama spoke in Berlin a couple of months ago, it was the first time that I saw US flags being flown there with a sense of pride. There are many Americans in that city, y'know. People seem to forget this. He was able to convince people that he was a "citizen of the world". McCain would have never been able to pull that off - and Palin has never traveled beyond her State (no I don't count Kuwait - that was a US base run by US personnel - not much of a "foreign" visit IMO). Palin is perceived as a joke from over here - no one takes her "homeyness" seriously.

There isn't a soul I know over here who respects Bush as a fair and honest President. I doubt that McCain would be viewed as any different. There will be a collective groan of disappointment if McCain finds his way to the White House come November.

No worries my friend, that is not going to happen...I believe that it's already been decided !!

GamTrak · Oct 22, 2008

I remember when I use to travel internationaly it was a lot different, but now it's now it's no longer 'cool' to be from America. When I was in London this year some people would ask which part of the US I was from and said that I had an accent. hehe

Places like the Dominican Republic is different though as they still love us! :lolup:

LaurieJim · Oct 22, 2008

GamTrak said:
I remember when I use to travel internationaly it was a lot different, but now it's now it's no longer 'cool' to be from America. When I was in London this year some people would ask which part of the US I was from and said that I had an accent. hehe

Places like the Dominican Republic is different though as they still love us!

im very PROUD to be an AMERICAN, i would never be ashamed to say so. when , we the people of this nation stop believing in what this country was founded upon, then we will fall as a nation, this is the time that all american's should pull together and not have others pull us apart, at home and abroad...................laurie

tim5ny · Oct 22, 2008

Casinomeister said:
I don't think many other countries "hate" the US. That's a fallacy. They may "hate" the policies of the US, but not the US itself.

I'm having a hard time seperating the two Bryan. The U.S., and its policies are perceived as one in the same. When people say that they hate the U.S., they never say that they love the people but hate the government. Adversely, they say that it's the people's fault for electing G. Bush, so all are guilty.

The Dude · Oct 22, 2008

tim5ny said:
I'm having a hard time seperating the two Bryan. The U.S., and its policies are perceived as one in the same...

Then you should live in a foreign country for a while - like somewhere in Europe. Your mindset might change on this.

GamTrak · Oct 23, 2008

tim5ny said:
I'm having a hard time seperating the two Bryan. The U.S., and its policies are perceived as one in the same. When people say that they hate the U.S., they never say that they love the people but hate the government. Adversely, they say that it's the people's fault for electing G. Bush, so all are guilty.

My personal experience is that they will actually state that they love the people and hate the government. I've never had one person (or heard them say) that they hate the people.

FYI they dislike how we live high off the hog, use more of the worlds resources than we should and bully countries into acting as we see fit, but there is very little of it directed at individual citizens. :thumbsup:

suzecat · Oct 24, 2008

GamTrak said:
Gallup Polls conducted in 70 countries from May to September 2008 reveal widespread international support for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in the U.S.
presidential election.

Among these nations, representing nearly half of the world's population, 30% of citizens say they would personally rather see Obama elected president of the United States, :yahoo: compared with just 8% who say the same about McCain. At the same time, 62% of world citizens surveyed did not have an opinion.

World citizens are more divided over whether the outcome of the U.S. election makes a difference to their country, with 31% saying it does and 21% saying it does not. Moreover, 49% of those surveyed did not have an opinion.

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Whoa............back up.........this Gallup Poll was commissioned by Black Political Thought. I would like to see a sampling of the people and countries that comprised these results.

maxd · Nov 3, 2008

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Mick114 · Nov 3, 2008

Thanks alot for that link.Very interesting info by country.

I voted!...........Obama

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