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GM - OK, so I'll get slated for this BUT....
FTA - Populus interviewed 757 adults by telephone between May 2 and 4 on the Clinton versus Obama question, and 544 of these people between May 6 and 7 on a recall question about the choice of president.
OK, so that's approx 1/50,000th of the adult population of the UK. Bearing in mind that the majority of those people only know what they see on whichever slanted news channel they watch, I'd say that was a fairly feeble census to cite...
Personally speaking, ALL three of the top contenders have their issues, problems and reasons why I'd want a fourth person to vote for (were I a US citizen).....
BUT, it does make the article worth reading, if for no other reason to see how people can make opinions, policy, decisions on such a small percieved "reality".....
Sorry DM, but I didn't need to read this article to know it is accurate.
My brother is a Clinton supporter, who travels on business to most of the European nations, including Japan, China, and Indonesia. Despite his personal preference, he reports that there is overwhelming support of Obama in every country he visits.
In fact, he states that they are generally more educated about Obama than most average Americans. Unlike the ignorance characteristic to West Virginia ( and other areas), foreigners do not believe he is Muslim or a supporter of Hamas. It is unfortunate to admit that our population reads less factual information about the candidates and relies more on the msm spin.
Considering the reliability of my source and the feedback that we get from relatives who live in Europe, Obama is the candidate most enthusiastically supported throughout the world.
SC - I'll accept your personal experience, but, with all due respect, I live here ! As a basic seperation, you have to deal with the age factor (amongst others). You talk to anyone over the age of 40 (say), they'll be cynical enough to be wary of ALL politicians (unless they are locked into their personal "party"), so will naturally gravitate to the oldest (read most respectable) candidate. Talk to the younger section of the population, and that purely depends on the country......
Despite the advances made in equality, racism is still one hellova fact of life, and the UK, France & Germany (to name the 3 largest economies in Europe) are still inherently racist when it comes down to power (IMHO).....
I'd love to see a poll from above 3 countries to disprove my cynicism...........
I only consider their opinions as a change for all those foreigners who despise Bush. We need a president who will restore our reputation with our allies.
To clarify to everyone, Europe despises Bush... not the United States. In fact most Europeans support closer relations with the US according to a recent Gallup poll I saw. We are, as people, fairly well liked even if its thought its best to speak with us one at a time and a bout non-political matters... its our fool in charge who is despised!
That is the feeling in my part of the world as well.
While I agree with you there is a growing number of Canadians who just shake their heads and look at the US as the Anti-Christ. The more you dig into world affairs to more you find wrong with the US governments past and present, if the US wants the rest of the world to like them and support them they need to take a new path, one involving honesty for a change.
Please remember what the government is doing is NOT what the people want, we are helplessly being spoken for but this is not what we want, we had what we wanted under Clinton.
Clinton isn't what we wanted anymore then Bush Sr was. Obama is closer to what we really want. Bush Jr is extremely far away.
The one problem with Obama is he hasn't committed to do any of the changes need to bring the country back from it's current failings, he has played his card very close.
I want to see what he does on campaign financing. The last I saw, after McCain agreed to public financing, Obama said that details would have to be worked out.
McCain agreed to public financing before he illegally dropped public financing.
The Dems are suing him over this now. Every dollar he spends is in violation of the same law he authored and voted for.
So much for details.
"Clinton isn't what we wanted anymore", I don't agree, when Clinton left office we where in the black, not at war and the economy was doing well.
NAFTA is the biggest thing that comes to mind.
Mdair and you can not blame NAFTA SOLELY on Clinton. You would also have to blame the previous presidents as well.
Whoooaaa...Which "we" are you speaking for here? I'm curious...
Myself and everyone else who doesn't like NAFTA?
NAFTA wasn't THE defining moment of his Presidency (and...that other thing wasn't either so don't even go there). ;-P
No, his defining moment was getting a B J from a coed. Like any of us really wanted to hear about that.
Mdiar after the Reagan years and Bush part 1 Clinton is what I and the people I know wanted.