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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

2012 World Votes for Obama

Posted by Charles Mudede on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Remember this post ("A Gallup International poll has revealed that Irish, in Ireland, would vote 96-4 percent for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney...") and this video...

Well, it's not just the Irish...

The presidential election here at home is neck and neck. The Real Clear Politics average of the popular vote puts Gov. Mitt Romney 0.6 percent ahead of President Obama.

But if the world had its say, this election would be a blowout favoring the incumbent.

That's according to a BBC World Service poll taken in 21 countries. It found for the most part, foreign countries preferred Obama. The only exception was Pakistan where more people said they preferred Romney.

Romney is not even popular in Poland. But the real surprise (and this makes sense if you think about it in a certain way—the way of African tribalism), Romney has a lot of support in the land of the Obamas, Kenya.

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the real question is why is Romney so popular here

Posted by Gordon Werner on October 24, 2012 at 8:27 AM

Obama's popularity rating in Israel is 14%.....

Posted by oy..... on October 24, 2012 at 8:50 AM

Remember, Charles, human brains cause more trouble when working in tandem.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 24, 2012 at 9:00 AM

It's rough for the foreigners who live here. Americans voted Bush in twice, had an electoral hangover, and want to bring in someone even worse. We're trying to find some signs of intelligence and conscience, and wonder why this country chooses to be so insular and backward. It's as if people think Armageddon will come if corporations and Wall Street can't bugger them out of their incomes, and that little Caden/Jaden in his motorized wheelchair on his Make-a-Wish trip to Disneyworld will blow them up in a deathtrap airplane if the "common sense what's that?" TSA don't wipe off his hands and grope about his scrotum, and life would be a dreary existence if military veterans' mental health care and K-12 education were amply funded: oh no! news would be boring and life would have no meaning if some dude did not kill innocent people when his mind snapped.

Posted by I've luck to thank I ain't no Yank on October 24, 2012 at 9:12 AM

Thankfully, all politics is local.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 24, 2012 at 9:15 AM

I can't see this being anything but encouragement for Republicans. When you hold other nations in contempt and declare it's your job to straighten them all out, you get to point to stuff like this and say "see? See how wrongheaded and ignorant they all are?"

Posted by Zebes

on October 24, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Good Morning Charles,
Your take on why Romney might be more popular in Kenya, the land of Obama's ancestors on his father's side is interesting. But, it is also a dubious distinction. My understanding is that Secret Service officials haven't let Pres. Obama visit Kenya which I would believe he would want to during his administration this past 4 years is because of tribalism. Officials deem it too unsafe to travel there and security for the President would be a nightmare. I've seen photos of Kenyans during some protest (I don't recall the issue) carrying placards denouncing Obama. He remains unpopular in some (most?) quarters of Kenya. Romney might be slightly more popular just because Obama isn't. I find that unfortunate whether one agrees with Obama or not.

Posted by lark on October 24, 2012 at 9:26 AM

You mean that propaganda works?

Posted by anon1256 on October 24, 2012 at 9:36 AM