Posted on 04/14/2008 2:02:25 PM PDT by kingattax
WASHINGTON — If the U.S. presidential election were being held outside the country’s borders, Barack Obama would likely win.
From a baby in Guinea Bissau named after the Democratic candidate to Palestinian youths cold-calling American voters from the Gaza strip, “Obamamania” has taken hold.
That’s not to say the other candidates aren’t getting their fair share of attention. More than ever, it seems, proactive support and interest in the U.S. presidential election is flourishing in the unlikeliest of places.
The amount of interest is astonishing,” said Carole Bell, an American living in London and the founder of at least two Meet-Up networking groups — one for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and another for Obama. Bell, an author and publisher of Americans-Away-From-Home.com, said she now focuses on the Obama networking group since she has decided to vote for him.
“To my very big surprise, a lot of non-Americans joined (the Obama Meet-Up),” she said, referring to the popular online tool that helps organize people for periodic social gatherings to dish, network and brainstorm over a shared interest. The Obama group is London’s largest Meet-Up for the U.S. presidential race, with nearly 300 participants. The Clinton group has 57 members now, according to its site.
The Meet-Up for Republican candidate Ron Paul, who hasn’t officially dropped out of the race but isn’t active on the campaign trail, currently has 149 members. They are planning a London rally on Tuesday (to coincide with a Washington, D.C., Paul event). So far, no Meet-Ups in London have been arranged for prospective Republican nominee John McCain.
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If the U.S. presidential election were being held outside the country’s borders, Barack Obama would likely win.No modell. They've said the same thing about every Democrat since at least Carter in '76.
-Eric
I understand that French women are so excited they’re considering shaving their armpits.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Haven’t some members of Congress suggested that the U.S. President is so important to the world, non-U.S. citizens be allowed to vote?
sacre bleu !!
The Presidential election IS held outside US borders -and look at the losers the world has elected. THANKS BE TO GOD the US is NOT the “rest of the world.”
Then he should run in Indonesia or Kenya. We don’t need another Jimmy Carter.
If future Pali homocide bombers like Obama, that is reason enough NOT to vote for him.
WASHINGTON — If the U.S. presidential election were being held outside the country’s borders, Barack Obama would likely win. “
Which is why we don’t allow foriegners to vote in our election.
Rupert, fire this dumb B$ artist.
US citizens need to tell the rest of the world to FO.
preach it, brother
The rest of the world would like nothing more than to see it destroyed!
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