World wants Obama to be next US president: poll

ABS/CBN News ^ | 09/09/2008 | Agence France-Presse

[NewMediaFan]

LONDON - Most people across the world would prefer Democrat Barack Obama to win the US presidential election over his Republican rival John McCain, a new poll spanning 22 countries showed Tuesday.

The BBC World Service survey found the most common view in all nations polled was that Obama -- who staged a euphoric European tour two months ago that included a speech to 200,000 fans in Berlin -- should win in November.

An average of 46 percent of all those questioned thought US relations with the rest of the world would improve if Obama took office, compared to just 20 percent for McCain, the survey of 22,500 people found.

Global approval ratings for the United States are currently low -- a BBC World Service poll earlier this year found 49 percent of people surveyed had a negative view of US influence, compared to 32 who viewed it positively.

Those most optimistic about an Obama presidency's impact on US external relations were people in America's NATO allies -- Canada, France, Germany, Britain and Italy -- as well as Australia, Nigeria and Kenya, where Obama has family.

Forty-six percent said having a black US president would "fundamentally change" their perception of the United States, and 27 percent said it would not.

"Large numbers of people around the world clearly like what Barack Obama represents," said Doug Miller, chairman of GlobeScan which conducted the poll.

[AaronInCarolina]

Yeah, most of the world wants a weaker United States

Well... yeah. They want the president who will give away the store.

A poll of all of our enemies would come up with similar results.

This happens with every election.

[Doogle]

.. want Nobama is because he is MUSLIM

...funny how no one has picked up any threats made to the "converted" one eh?..none,zippo,nada

[rvoitier]

You bet they do!

Waiting for obama's UN Global Poverty Act redistribution of wealth dough.

[NTHockey]

The wrong question was asked. They should have asked:”Who would you rather have, as President of YOUR country”.

[Wuli]

Yea, O.K.; and they wanted George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter, Michael Dukakis and John Kerry too. So what???

[SMARTY]

If Europe wants him, they can have him. Obama has a brilliant future in Europe. He can take J. Kerry along for support. The two of them are incompetent, corrupt and America-hating enough to fit right in over there and are used to graft, lies and badly managed budgets... Perfect!!! When can they leave?

[skimbell]

Heard the same BS during the last two elections. Europe wanted Gore, Europe wanted Kerry.

As the Russians, who also have no say in this, say, tough chitsky!

[tessalu]

All of the USA’s enemies want Obama, we do know that, and that is precisely the reason that we do not want him. Obama’s pastor, Jermiah Wright, was asking that “God damn America”, and we all know that too. We do not need a man like that in office. In fact, no one like that should even be in the USA. I love America and all people who love freedom and truly love this country. Obama has Senate Bill 2433 pending which promises to give American money as a handout, even to the enemies of our country. No wonder the world would vote for Obama, for no one else if offering them a handout at a time when America is so deeply in debt.
We lack funds to even care for our own people.

[RC2]

Compared to the rest of the world, this country of ours has done pretty good for the last 230 years. How have they done. This is our country and we’ll elect who we want.....and it ain’t Obama.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

US relations with the rest of the world would improve how after Obama sets off the next world-wide depression?

[dashing doofus]

Maybe they think it is actually Osama running?

[stockstrader]

Exactly!!!

WE DO NOT WANT, OR DO NOT NEED THAT KIND OF "CHANGE"!

[The Unknown Republican]

If we keep allowing illegals into this country and granting them amnesty, these foreign governments will have electoral votes.

[Fishrrman]

“World wants....”

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a d*** about what “the world wants”.

Got that, “world”?

Things are different here. And that’s why the rest of you want to BE here.

- John

[mathurine]

Golly, if they like him so much already, just wait until he makes his kids learn Spanish.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

You're several thousand miles off - Paris is in Texas.

I thought she lived in Beverly Hills...?

[WOSG]

“Yeah, most of the world wants a weaker United States.”

Exactly.

[Jaded]

We should care...because?

[NCjim]

All the more reason to back McCain-Palin!

[Cacique]

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