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BBC Poll: Rest of world favours Obama.
...and the original source: PDF or website.
Some snippets;
"The poll of 21,797 people, conducted by GlobeScan/PIPA between July 3 and September 3, 2012, indicates that Obama is preferred to Romney in 20 of the 21 countries polled. Overall, an average of 50 per cent would prefer to see Obama elected, compared to only 9 per cent who prefer Romney. The rest express no preference between the two."
"Pakistan, where 14 per cent want to see Romney elected compared to 11 per cent who prefer Obama, is the only country where the current President is not the favoured candidate."
"The current results are broadly in line with the results of a similar BBC World Service poll conducted in 2008, which found that Obama was the preferred choice for US President in all 23 nations polled."
"Steven Kull, Director of PIPA comments: “Obama’s election in 2008 led to a major recovery of America’s image in the world and people are showing little interest in changing horses now.""
Now, those with a mind to will dismiss this out of hand; I'm expecting comments along the lines of "We're the only ones voting; it doesn't matter" or "who cares what a bunch of socialists think?". But I'd call it something of a telling impact on the way that the US president affects the way that the nation is perceived.
...and the original source: PDF or website.
Some snippets;
"The poll of 21,797 people, conducted by GlobeScan/PIPA between July 3 and September 3, 2012, indicates that Obama is preferred to Romney in 20 of the 21 countries polled. Overall, an average of 50 per cent would prefer to see Obama elected, compared to only 9 per cent who prefer Romney. The rest express no preference between the two."
"Pakistan, where 14 per cent want to see Romney elected compared to 11 per cent who prefer Obama, is the only country where the current President is not the favoured candidate."
"The current results are broadly in line with the results of a similar BBC World Service poll conducted in 2008, which found that Obama was the preferred choice for US President in all 23 nations polled."
"Steven Kull, Director of PIPA comments: “Obama’s election in 2008 led to a major recovery of America’s image in the world and people are showing little interest in changing horses now.""
Now, those with a mind to will dismiss this out of hand; I'm expecting comments along the lines of "We're the only ones voting; it doesn't matter" or "who cares what a bunch of socialists think?". But I'd call it something of a telling impact on the way that the US president affects the way that the nation is perceived.