Around the world it's Hillary by a landslide. Except for Russia.

[MrWendel]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/28/1521057/-Around-the-world-it-s-Hillary-by-a-landslide-Except-for-Russia

By floridageorge



As it becomes clear that the General Election will be between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, the international community is reacting to that race in different ways. In most countries Hillary enjoys huge margins of support, enthusiasm for her, while Trump is viewed with fright and disdain. The one notable exception is Putin-led Russia, where Trump seems well regarded.

Around the world, it’s Clinton by a landslide

Highlights:

Surveys overseas show Hillary Clinton is by far the favorite candidate for U.S. president.

Trump scares much of the rest of the world

Europe loves Hillary — except for the Russians

Now that American voters are drawing a clearer outline of November’s presidential contest, the rest of the world’s opinion about who should become the next president of the United States is also turning crystal-clear. With a couple of notable exceptions, the verdict is all-but unanimous: Just about everywhere, people want Hillary Clinton to replace President Obama.

That is the undeniable and overwhelming impression one hears when exploring opinions in different parts of the globe. I heard it asking individuals of a wide variety of backgrounds while traveling in several countries. But don’t take my word for it.

A recent poll of people in 20 countries — the G20 group of the world’s largest economies — confirmed it. In all the countries polled, Clinton beat Trump by wide margins. The only exception was Russia, where Trump beats Hillary by more than 20 points when pollsters asked whom they want to see as the next U.S. president. In China, there’s ambivalence.

Everywhere else, Clinton out polled Trump by enormous margins: in Mexico she beat him by 54 percent, in South Korea by 37, in France by 30, in Japan by 27. The list goes on with similar results from South America to East Asia.

Trump loses everywhere, except for Russia. I suppose Putin’s Trump endorsement helped there.

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[Cha]

1. The Russians don't like President Obama, either.. and he and Hillary are the most

admired man and woman in the world.

Russia has the problem... and they like trump? Big problem.

[pandr32]

2. This is such an important consideration!

How the rest of the world sees us should be a concern. We now have an international economy and we need American diplomacy to be effective, and we need allies!
Let Putin and Trump continue their bromance without the White House being part of it!

[MBS]

3. Trump and Putin are kindred spirits.

Delusional authoritarians understand each other.

[Surya Gayatri]

5. Bingo! And, Drumpf kisses Vlad's butt every chance he gets.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. He loves him some Putin

Megalomaniacs of a feather

[Walk away]

4. My prediction about Bernie running for Mayor of Moscow dosen't sound so far fetched now!!!

Everyone scoffed and assumed I was just being snarky! But I was really just giving Bernie some excellent career advise!

[yallerdawg]

6. That run as Secretary of State (and Obama!) salvaged our status in the world!

We got Foreign Policy covered!

[SharonClark]

7. So true!

[stonecutter357]

8. Snowden is going to be Trumps running mate ?

[MrWendel]

10. If you can...

unglue him from Putin's lap.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. Who gives a f**k what Russia thinks about ANYTHING? I sure as hell don't. Russia knows....

that Trump would be a pushover.