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The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:22 pm
by _MeDotOrg
Apparently, the world isn't as divided as the United States (admitedly, not a scientific survey):
But another survey shows similar numbers:HUFFINGTON POST wrote:According to a 21-nation poll conducted by GlobeScan/PIPA for the BBC World Service, an average of 50 percent of people surveyed abroad favor Obama. Only 9 percent of those polled prefer Romney, and in 20 out of 21 countries voters would chose Obama.
GlobeScan Director of Global Insights Sam Mountford explains:
While the presidential race in America looks like it's going down to the wire, global public opinion appears to be firmly behind Barack Obama’s re-election — even if two in five express no preference between the two candidates.
According to the survey, two-thirds of Canadians would vote for Obama instead of Romney, a percentage consistent with a recent Angus Reid survey that indicated 72 percent of Canadians favor the current president over his Republican challenger.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:14 pm
by _subgenius
and we care why?
the day we start picking our leaders for their popularity around the world is the day we look to movie sales and billboard top 100 charts for candidates...besides, they like Obama because he is easily "played" by them....why would they be interested in a candidate like Romney who will return America to being superior to themselves? who will not let them walk all over our country? etc...
talk about desperate...the old "the Phillipines likes Obama so you should too!" argument? geez
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Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:39 pm
by _MeDotOrg
subgenius wrote:and we care why?
the day we start picking our leaders for their popularity around the world is the day we look to movie sales and billboard top 100 charts for candidates...besides, they like Obama because he is easily "played" by them....why would they be interested in a candidate like Romney who will return America to being superior to themselves? who will not let them walk all over our country? etc...
talk about desperate...the old "the Phillipines likes Obama so you should too!" argument? geez
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I don't understand the 'desperate' comment. I'm not suggesting that you should vote for Romney because he's well liked in China and Pakistan.
Funny, when
bcspace reported Hugo Chavez backing Obama, I don't remember you raising an objection.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:31 pm
by _bcspace
Most of the rest of the world are socialist appeasers and Islamic. That should tell you right there Romney needs to be elected here. China is interesting. Perhaps a good omen for Romney in northern Virginia.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:15 pm
by _krose
Of course China is Romney country. He's given them a lot of business. :-)
Speaking of those who won't be voting today, consider also the fact that Obama is a large favorite among Americans who are not registered or don't plan to vote.
The more Americans who vote, the bigger his margin of victory, so the republican vote suppression efforts make a lot of sense, even though it's immoral.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:46 pm
by _bcspace
Of course China is Romney country. He's given them a lot of business.
Romney's done nothing to encourage business to go to China. Left wing policies have certainly driven business overseas and nations like China who embrace the market have become very attractive to such.
The more Americans who vote, the bigger his margin of victory, so the republican vote suppression efforts make a lot of sense, even though it's immoral.
Republican efforts are merely against Democratic voter fraud and making sure marked ballots pass through as few hands as possible to reduce the chance for fraud.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:42 pm
by _Bob Loblaw
I suspect this reflects two things:
1. The United States (Democrats and Republicans alike) are much more conservative politically and culturally than other countries.
2. People in those countries have seen four years of Obama. They know next to nothing about Romney.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:01 pm
by _ajax18
The rest of the world sees what America has, and they think Obama is the most likely to give them the most of it.
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:11 pm
by _Bond James Bond
If Obama is pissing off the Chinese enough they're voting for the other guy...isn't that a good thing?
Re: The World Vote: No hanging chads in Chad
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:39 am
by _EAllusion
The China result was interesting. I wonder if it is the anti-outsourcing rhetoric that is driving that.