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Originally Posted by kane
To me McCain only being 10 points down while the rest of the world adores Obama is easy to explain.
First, if you live outside the US your exposure to US politics is pretty limited. Bush is very unpopular around the world and many countries connect McCain directly to Bush so they don't like him. Obama is seen by many as going in a different direction if only because he has said we should have never invaded Iraq (something most countries in the world agree with).
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This is completely wrong. The US is one of the major focus points in the international community. They even show the Presidential debates live and in full around international countries.
If anything, it's the other way around. US people are so self-centered because the US has been a powerhouse in the international community for so long that they aren't exposed to international news, politics, and business because we aren't effected by it as much.
The fact that what happens in the US effects almost every international community makes international countries more aware of what is going on with the US.