So far as the rest of the world is concerned, anyway.
"That is the finding of a poll conducted by GlobeScan Incorporated and its affiliates during July and August of nearly 35,000 people in 35 countries from all regions of the world.
The survey, which was released by GlobeScan and the University of Maryland's Programme on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) here Wednesday, found that Kerry was favoured over Bush by an average of 46 percent to 20 percent in the 35 countries polled, but by a much larger margin among respondents in traditional U.S. allies in Western Europe.
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Among Washington's traditional NATO allies, Kerry was strongly preferred over Bush. The biggest margin was found in Norway -- 74-7 percent; in Germany, its was 74-10 percent; in France 64-5 percent; the Netherlands, 63-6 percent; Italy (whose prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been a staunch Bush advocate), 58-14 percent; Spain, 45-7 percent; and Britain, 47-16 percent.
In Canada, Kerry was preferred by 61 percent to 16 percent, and in Japan, the margin was a closer 43 percent to 23 percent. In traditionally neutral Sweden, the margin was 58 percent to ten percent.
In Central Europe -- sometimes referred to as the "New Europe" -- the picture was more mixed, with the Poles giving Bush a slight plurality, but the Czechs falling much more into the western European camp, giving Kerry a 42-18 percent edge.
According to the survey, Asian views were also more mixed, although a majority of 52 percent to 12 percent of Chinese respondents preferred Kerry over Bush and a majority of 57 percent of Indonesians opted for the Massachusetts senator versus 34 percent who said they favoured Bush. A majority of Filipinos went for Bush, while Indians and Thais were closely divided.
In Latin America, however, Kerry swept all of the nine countries that were polled. In two cases, he gained a majority -- Brazil (57-14 percent) and the Dominican Republic (51-38 percent). In the rest, he scored strong pluralities, including Venezuela (48-22 percent), Colombia (47-26 percent), Argentina (43-6 percent); Mexico (38-18 percent), Uruguay (37-5 percent), and Bolivia (25-16 percent).
In Africa, Bush did best in Nigeria where 33 percent of respondents said they preferred him versus 27 percent who opted for Kerry. But in five other African countries, Kerry emerged as the clear favourite, including Kenya (58-25 percent), Ghana (48-24 percent), Tanzania (44-30 percent), South Africa (43-29 percent), and Zimbabwe (28-6 percent).
Respondents tended to be least responsive in central Eurasia. In Russia, Kerry was preferred by a margin of 20 percent to 10 percent; in Turkey, the margin was 40 percent to 25 percent; and in Kazakhstan, the margin was 40 percent to 12 percent.
The strongest negative views of U.S. foreign policy under Bush were found in Germany, where 83 percent of respondents said their image of Washington's role in the world had gotten worse. Others with similar perceptions included France (81 percent); Mexico (78 percent); China (72 percent); Canada and the Netherlands (71 percent); Spain (67 percent); Brazil and Italy (66 percent); Argentina (65 percent); and Britain (64 percent)."
Guess it's not just the terrorists who want Kerry to win, eh, Cheney? UPDATE: The terrorists have changed their minds.
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