UK view of presidential candidates

[smudgex68]

Browsing a noted "right wing" UK daily newspaper for a poker story I came across this poll regarding the US presidential debates. Apart from the question "which candiate "looked best"" for which the readers of this paper may have taken the literal cosmetic interpretation, I still find it interesting the impression of these centre-right UK readers. Having seen the debate last Friday I can only conclude that from a UK perspective, both candidates were very weak in a debating forum format, probably because "traditional" political face-to-face verbal debating is not common in the US but is a weekly occurrence in the UK House of Commons.

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[smudgex68]

Sorry, I think I've posted this in the wrong forum. I'll move it to politics

[jakethebake]

You do know there's a policis forum right?

[smudgex68]

I take it that you're a Republican.

[jakethebake]

No. I'm not. Why would you assume that?

[jakethebake]

Doesn't bother me but it'll get more play there.

[John Deere]

How many people voted in this? 50? Regardless, who really cares what a bunch of Brits think about our presidential candidates.

[juanez]

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who really cares what a bunch of Brits think about our presidential candidates.

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Bravo! This is OUR country now.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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How many people voted in this? 50? Regardless, who really cares what a bunch of Brits think about our presidential candidates.

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Not only that, but the very next poll listed on that page is "Does Kate Winslet look a size 8 at the Finding Neverland premiere?"

[daveymck]

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How many people voted in this? 50? Regardless, who really cares what a bunch of Brits think about our presidential candidates.

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As you biggest ally and having to bail you out in Iraq, would suggest that what the brits think whilst not being the main reason for voting I would have though the outsiders view and how they stacked up in world opinion would be a key reason for voting either way.

However typical US looking inward its these policies that have caused a lot of the troubles you have now in the world at large.

The election does get coverage (you could watch the whole debate on sky news) but I think we dont understand the emphasis that these debates can turn the election either way, a sigh or a scowl and half the voters think right he cant be president, seems a bit bizarre, possibly as we are used to question time each week, plus the parties tend to have daylight between them, from what I have seen and heard there doesnt seem to be a great deal of differance between the two from a policy perspective (although I suspect the focus reported here is on forign policy).

I suspect the monority in this country that care want Kerry however the majority probably couldnt answer who the candidates were as politics is not really a big thing over here for the average person.