If Europeans were to elect the American president

June 1, 2008 at 5:10 pm | In Politics |
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then Senator Obama would soon move into the White House. An interesting, partially disturbing survey conducted by the British Telegraph revealed that Obama would receive 52%, whereas John McCain would only receive 15% of European votes. Further results of the survey:

A clear majority of Russians - 56 per cent - believe the US is a “force for evil” in the world. In Britain, only 33 per cent see America as a “force for good”. [...]
Meanwhile, Mr Obama, the only consistent opponent of the Iraq war in the race for the presidency, commands a clear lead. He is especially popular in Italy, where a remarkable 70 per cent would vote for him if they could.

In France, historically the European country with the strongest anti-American sentiment, 65 per cent would back Mr Obama. In Germany, the Democratic Senator would get 67 per cent of the vote - while Mr McCain would receive a derisory six per cent. [...]

The Telegraph poll found that Italy has overtaken Britain to become the most pro-American country out of Europe’s four largest nations. Almost half - 49 per cent - of Italians see America as a “force for good” with only 27 per cent believing Washington is a “force for evil”.

- This research, commissioned by Telegraph.co.uk, was carried out online between May 23 and 29 by YouGov plc. The total sample was 6,256 (broken down into Britain 2,241; France 1,005; Russia 1,001; Italy 1,004; Germany 1,005).

The complete article can be found here.

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  1. Wow.

    Who cares. They dont vote. I am sure they would have different leaders in some places if we voted in other elections.

    Comment by Ben K — June 2, 2008 #

  2. I am sure the results would be different, too, if Americans vote in France or Slovenians in Austria. That’s sort of the message of the article:-)

    Comment by anaj — June 2, 2008 #

  3. Mcsame is going to be crushed in November. Obama is a paltry 40 delegates from the democratic nomination. He will be the next president. That Europe seems to like him augurs well.

    Comment by skunkcabbage — June 2, 2008 #

  4. oh, I can’t wait!!!

    Comment by anaj — June 2, 2008 #

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