If Europeans could vote...McCain takes Russia, Obama takes everything else.

[dkf]

A new Telegraph survey finds Obama dominant in polls of European countries, with McCain in the single digits. McCain is in the running, oddly enough, only in the one country that isn't much of an ally: Russia.

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.

Mr Obama appears to have made less of an impact in Britain than elsewhere in Europe. A relatively modest 49 per cent of Britons would vote for him, while 14 per cent would back Mr McCain - twice the totals favouring the Republican candidate in Germany or France....

The only country where Mr McCain can rival his opponent's popularity is in Russia, where anti-American feeling is strongest. The Republican appears to have made a striking impression on Russians, with 24 per cent saying they would vote for him if they could - a mere seven points behind Mr Obama.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Doesn't McCain want to kick Russia out of the G-8, or something like that?

These folks need to put down the vodka and reassess.

[YOY]

3. They've had a strong shift to the right recently

Lotsa nationalism. Really kind of scary.

[Benhurst]

5. Yeah, but they are still to the left of us.

What looks likely to be "our" Democratic health care plan would be considered laughable and right-wing in Europe. We really have no left here, just a somewhat liberal business party and a borderline-fascist business party.

[YOY]

6. About them: In some ways yes in others no. About us: spot on.

The instituted "pro-natal" nationalistic programs like "Nashi". The the flat tax rate? Still to the right of us there.

[LeftishBrit]

9. Very scary - but it's not everywhere

Italy is very worrying at the moment; Poland was very worrying but seems to be moving back to centre. But however unsatisfactory the British or German governments may be in various ways, they are not extreme-right, and the same is true for many other Europaean countries.

[JackRiddler]

10. I'll risk the attacks and say it: indicator of high racism in Russia.

[liberal N proud]

2. That should say a lot

Just in what the world thinks of our candidates.

[supernova]

4. LOL. The French would vote for Obama

but they ended up with Sarkozy? :rofl:

[LeftishBrit]

7. Good point in a sense...

but the French are used to very moderate Conservative presidents who would resemble Obama much more than McCain (Chirac and to an even greater extent Giscard). I think it's been a bit of a shock to them that the nominal right-winger that they elected actually ACTS like a right-winger.

And even he is probably not as bad as Bush or McCain.

[Hope And Change]

8. K & R!