Polls in 8 countries show wide Obama support

[sabra]

Source: AP

LONDON (AP) — If the world beyond America's shores had a say, it seems clear that Barack Obama would win the presidential election by something approaching a landslide.

That is the key finding of a coordinated series of newspaper polls conducted in eight countries and published Friday in Britain's Guardian and other papers.

It is no surprise Obama, the Democratic nominee, is popular in Europe — that was clear when he drew tumultuous crowds to his open-air speech in Berlin this summer — but the scope of the lead suggested by the polls is startling.

In Switzerland, for example, Obama has 83 percent support to John McCain's 7 percent; in Britain, 64 percent to McCain's 15 percent, and in France, 69 percent to McCain's 5 percent. The closest they get is in Poland, where Obama has 43 percent and McCain 26 percent.

"The results tell you there is a really strong global desire for change in America, at least in the countries where we polled," said Julian Glover, The Guardian's polls reporter. "There's not a lot of support for McCain anywhere."

Glover said widespread unhappiness over the policies of President Bush has spilled over to color the public's view of McCain, the Republican candidate.

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. I read a post a few days ago that said something like 97% of the world

wanted Obama to be our next president..

[Kerrytravelers]

2. The Economist did a world poll. It was a landslide.

If McCain somehow steals this election, I can not imagine the world's reaction.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I don't even want to think about MY reaction!!!!!

It might involve packing a suitcase.

[ailsagirl]

3. I wish the world could vote-- Obama would sweep it

[Diclotican]

5. sabra

sabra

Yes, the most of the world want a change - to believe in again.. Of the two devils, mr Obama look like the best, and if the republican party was to steal this vote also. I would not know how the world would react.. But I do believe what I would react.. With a disappointment I have never experienced before.. If enough american indeed vote in McCain/Palin, I have no clue what to say.. Really, I would be out of words for a long, long time.. You can not possible vote into office this couple of people after 8 year with the catastrophe as mr Bush/Cheney have been to your once great nation...

Maybe it is time for you, in the US to do your work and vote into office one who can truly be the uniter, and the re builder of what was once a great nation?. And who can build the brigades that 8 year with the madness of Bush/Cheney have been doing to you?

I once was seeing a old movie called Caligula, a roman emperor who was one hell of an mad man, who was once treating to cut the troat of every single roman - if the roman population have had just one troat it is.. And he was working hard to kill the nobles in the Roman empire by the way... And he was in the end killed by his own chief of guard..

Anyway. The point is that Emperor Caligula almost destroyed the roman Empire.. And the current President have with his actions almost killed the US republic.. With is misgivings and crimes.. And that when the people got enough of Caligula he was killed.. The current "Caligula" mr Bush can retire.. If the american public then are not waking up and are holding him, and his closest followers responsible for what they have been doing then..

Diclotican

Sorry my bad english, not my native language