What if the world could vote?

[Toksin]

http://www.iftheworldcouldvote.com/results

http://www.economist.com/Vote2008/

These.

[KustmAce]

Here comes the "who cares what the world thinks" argument....

[BNaylor]

Too hypothetical and unscientific. What is the methodology other than being a bogus straw poll? Anyways, the world can't vote in any U.S. election so it is a moot issue. The figures for the U.S. are so far off or skewed to make it really laughable.

It is as bad or worse as that AOL straw poll. See link below.

AOL Straw Poll: McCain 63%, Obama 37%

[Damien]

Wow...not even half a million. That represents the world like Polk City represents Florida. Yes, this was used as a statistical poll for the news.

[-Davo]

I guess in two weeks we will know whether your country is run by a creationist who does not understand your own constitution, or a man who actually wants to do good things, has a degree in law from Harvard and is a sexy beast.

[VR43000GT]

Lol probably the worst poll I have ever seen posted. Look at Liberia, they managed to gather info from a whopping 1 person lol. That definately represents the world. Good for a laugh though.

[Toksin]

Just thought I'd post it out of interest. I like The Economist's one though, how it gives each country weight similar to your electoral college.

PS go Obama

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by SL3000gt

Lol probably the worst poll I have ever seen posted. Look at Liberia, they managed to gather info from a whopping 1 person lol. That definately represents the world. Good for a laugh though.

Obviously a lack of Internet access.

The one I find interesting is Venezuela at the first link. Keep in mind this is a country that is supposedly anti American since it is run by that moron Hugo Chavez. So much for socialism.

Venezuela 651 51.2% Obama 48.8% McCain


There are better polls that count, if you believe in them, conducted in the U.S since the race is tightening. Here is one from the AP that puts both candidates in a statistical dead heat meaning don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Obama at 44 percent and McCain at 43 percent

Source: AP

The poll, which found Obama at 44 percent and McCain at 43 percent, supports what some Republicans and Democrats privately have said in recent days: that the race narrowed after the third debate as GOP-leaning voters drifted home to their party and McCain's "Joe the plumber" analogy struck a chord.

[Damien]

Originally Posted by -Davo

I guess in two weeks we will know whether your country is run by a creationist who does not understand your own constitution, or a man who actually wants to do good things, has a degree in law from Harvard and is a sexy beast.

Davo I didn't know you were running!

[-Davo]

Originally Posted by Damien

Davo I didn't know you were running!

heyyyy just cause I don't understand the constitution doesn't mean I can't run
































It worked for McCain

[Toksin]

Is it bad that I'm paying more attention to the US elections than NZ's?

[jon@af]

Originally Posted by Toksin

Is it bad that I'm paying more attention to the US elections than NZ's?

Yes.

You're a terrible citizen.



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[2strokebloke]

Most of the countries have polled a large enough quantity of people for the results to be accurate (keeping in mind the demographic - that is internet users who visited this site). So dismissing it as entirely without merit is kind of bunk.

But I do wonder why internet users who have visited that site in the former Yugoslavia like McCain so much.

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by 2strokebloke

internet users who visited this site). So dismissing it as entirely without merit is kind of bunk.

But I do wonder why internet users who have visited that site in the former Yugoslavia like McCain so much.

Internet straw polls are worthless and have no scientific value. Just look at the AOL straw poll. Good laugh!

I don't know how credible this source is but no worse then the ones posted so check out Israel versus the other poll below. The first data is from the first link at the OP.

Israel 468 64.1% Obama 35.9% McCain

Poll: Israelis like McCain over Obama
10/27/2008

Israelis would elect John McCain over Barack Obama for president of the United States, a poll found.

The poll found that 46.4 percent of Israelis would vote for McCain, the Republican candidate, and 34 percent for his Democratic opponent, with 18.6 undecided, Ynet reported Monday. The survey, conducted by the TNS Teleseker polling agency on behalf of the Rabin Center for Israel Studies, interviewed 500 Israelis aged 18 to 65.

Among nearly half of those surveyed, or 48.6 percent, believed McCain would be better for Israel, while 31.5 percent said Obama would be better. More than 5 percent said the candidates would have the same effect on Israel, and 14.2 percent were undecided.

Each candidate was favored by 37 percent on who would better handle the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Israel was one of three countries who chose McCain over Obama in polls of adult citizens, Rabin Center head Alon Pinkas told Ynet. Georgia and the Philippines also opted for the veteran GOP senator.

http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/110893.html

[Toksin]

Originally Posted by J_Swigz

Yes.

You're a terrible citizen.



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