What would happen if the whole world could vote in the 2008 American presidential election?

[Arquebus]

Well now you can find out! I'm sure some of you have seen this already and I am aware there is already a thread devoted to the election, but I thought that this was deserving of its own thread...

It's called "If the world could vote?" and it's an Iceland based website (which might explain why over 5,000 votes have been cast from that small country) dedicated to a world-wide poll that asks a simple question, who would you vote for, Barack Obama or John McCain? So far, the people of Earth have cast about 250,000 votes from all but about a dozen of the world's 190 or so nations and the website's stated (though half-joking) goal is for the number of votes cast in the poll to exceed the voter turnout of America's 2004 presidential election of about 122-and-a-quarter million...

If the world could vote?

And so far it seems, interestingly enough, that the entire world bar two countries is in the tank for Obama... The two countries I'm referring to being Africa's Burkina Faso (from which two votes have been cast, both for McCain) and Europe's Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (from which about 390 votes have been cast, about 90% of which have been for McCain).

Want your country to be represented? Then vote, and let your voice be heard, I have! Americans are welcome of course (indeed, 80,000 of the votes cast have come from the US, around 82% of which are for Obama)...

So, who's it gonna be? Remember folks, this is just a bit of fun, so be civil and don't take it too seriously...

As for me, I've made my choice... Aussies for Obama, oi, oi, oi!

[touchmaster]

lol good idea/thoughts!

LOL Jim Jong Il voting for Mccain XD

[Arquebus]

lol good idea/thoughts!

LOL Jim Jong Il voting for Mccain XD

Well, North Korea is, sadly, one of the few countries that hasn't had a single person cast a vote for either candidate on the site... Nearly 200 South Koreans have voted (mostly for Obama), but no North Koreans... Most of the others that haven't seen any voter turnout yet are (understandably) African countries, as well as Serbia, Montenegro, the United Arab Emirates, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan... All-in-all, by my count, 16 countries have yet to register at least one voter on the site... It's pretty remarkable really that even countries like Djibouti not only have people using the Internet, but have people using the Internet in sufficient numbers for at least one of them to find the site and vote... Hell, even war-torn Iraq has managed to scrounge up a half-dozen votes (though these may have come from US forces in the country)...

Venezuela 39.8% for McCain???

Don't ask me... Nearby Gutamala (of all places) is a dead heat right now, with exactly 33 votes for each of the candidates...

Oh and I missed French Guiana when tallying up the countries that hadn't voted, though votes from there may be being tallied with votes from France...

[Akrotatos]

I voted Obama. I don't give a damn about his internal policies but he seems beneficial to my country.

[attilavolciak07]

I voted Obama. I don't give a damn about his internal policies but he seems beneficial to my country.

I wonder why.

I voted Obama as well, though. McCain's defensive remarks and speeches where he says he is different from Bush are awfully suspicious, especially when he voted for many similar bills as Bush. Also, the general hypocritical sayings by some Republicans (like one Republican that commented before the presidential election that Richmond, Virginia wasn't populated enough to count as experience, but he said Palin had more experience from...some small city in Alaska!?) and where grand comedians like Jon Stewart just pluck away at all the Republicans hypocritical comments by going back into the near past. I also dislike McCain going on about how he has leadership ability because he was a POW, seriously, that's basically his only reason!?

[Andrew87]

Venezuela 39.8% for McCain???

[Siblesz]

Venezuela 39.8% for McCain???

The Venezuelans who vote in the site are usually those with knowledge of English and access to American culture, so, usually the high class, which are very much against Chavez and are probably against Obama from a racial and anti-populist viewpoint.

[Arquebus]

Heh, I just found out that CNN did a report on this a while back...

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4oB1uojouBc

They mentioned the island nation of Niue in the South Pacific and interestingly enough it seems that the islanders don't have anything better to do with their free wireless Internet (Niue offers free wireless Internet to all of its inhabitants according to Wikipedia), because around a quarter of their population of about 1,700 has voted in the poll... Awesome...

EDIT:

Europeans no doubt will vote for the Socialist (even though both seem to be promoting big government)

It's not just the Europeans, eveyone's voting for Obama, except Macedonia (90% McCain) and Guatemala (50% McCain)...

[Andrew87]

The Venezuelans who vote in the site are usually those with knowledge of English and access to American culture, so, usually the high class, which are very much against Chavez and are probably against Obama from a racial and anti-populist viewpoint.

You're right.
Venezuela, fom all the countries listed, just caught my eye and for a moment I forgot only few people there have acces to the internet and speak english.

That being said this poll is just for fun considering not many people outside the US know the candidates as well as the americans, though it's still interesting to see how much support Obama enjoys abroad.

[wilting]

The economist has a similar thing going on:

http://www.economist.com/vote2008/in...most_commented

McCain only leads in Cuba (?) and Georgia.

[Andrew87]

The economist has a similar thing going on:

http://www.economist.com/vote2008/in...most_commented

McCain only leads in Cuba (?) and Georgia.

Somehow Georgia's support for McCain doesn't surprise me... :hmmm:

[Ahlerich]

germany for sure would vote obama

[WrathofTulkas]

Europeans no doubt will vote for the Socialist (even though both seem to be promoting big government)

I just dont understand people who live outside the United States... Many of you thought the Iraq war was wrong, right? You hate Emperor Bush... However have you actually listened to Obama - he wants out of the Iraq war because it cost too much money! Not because it was imperialistic... Well now that I think of it Obama does want to kiss Europes ass -_- Hes basically saying whats wrong with the US and how can we fix it. AT least McCain says there is nothing wrong with the US whats wrong with the rest of the world?

Im voting Bob Barr :O

[attilavolciak07]

AT least McCain says there is nothing wrong with the US whats wrong with the rest of the world?

Precisely why I voted for Obama (on the website)! The United States is a great, beautiful country with nice people but I just don't like the attitude of Bush (and now McCain) that the U.S. should spread democracy and that the rest of the world is a part of their agenda. If you want democracy to spread and if you have faith democratic principles will come to a country then you should let them develop it because they will make it the way that it works for them; American democracy applies to America, look at the devastation and division of Iraq.

[cottontail]

Europeans no doubt will vote for the Socialist (even though both seem to be promoting big government)

I just dont understand people who live outside the United States... Many of you thought the Iraq war was wrong, right? You hate Emperor Bush... However have you actually listened to Obama - he wants out of the Iraq war because it cost too much money! Not because it was imperialistic... Well now that I think of it Obama does want to kiss Europes ass -_- Hes basically saying whats wrong with the US and how can we fix it. AT least McCain says there is nothing wrong with the US whats wrong with the rest of the world?

Im voting Bob Barr :O

errr... I'm American and that is exactly the reason I'm voting for Obama. I could not care less about "evil imperialism." My wallet is far more important to me than America creating "the evil empire." That is one thing I like about Russia, they do not care about the world's opinon of them. America cares to much. I don't care about imperialism in Iraq, I'm concerned of our sinking economy. As should you.

[jankren]

errr... I'm American and that is exactly the reason I'm voting for Obama. I could not care less about "evil imperialism." My wallet is far more important to me than America creating "the evil empire." That is one thing I like about Russia, they do not care about the world's opinon of them. America cares to much. I don't care about imperialism in Iraq, I'm concerned of our sinking economy. As should you.

America is civilized and Russia is not.

[Dr. Croccer]

I don't give a .

[MathiasOfAthens]

Heres a great thought Obama carries China and the whole of Africa vote.
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[Каие]

There is a similar one here.
http://www.economist.com/vote2008/

lol Cuba is leaning McCain.

[ehecatzin]

mmh interesting thing about Venezuela, but I think they favor McCain because they have been feed up with this idea that "America is going down", and "American empire is in decline" , and all that stuff, so if they think McCain = Bush, so yeah, it makes sense.

But who knows

Anyway I voted Obama.