Obama, living "American dream," well ahead in China poll

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Obama, living "American dream," well ahead in China poll
http://javascript<b></b>:launchArticleSlideshow();http://javascript<b></b>:launchArticleSlideshow();http://javascript<b></b>:launchArticleSlideshow(); BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama enjoys a support rate as high as 75 percent among the Chinese, state media reported on Thursday, with an analyst saying he personified the American dream.
That is the result of an online poll conducted on the China Daily website by the U.S. embassy. Another survey issued by Horizon Research also showed that Obama was strongly favored in China over his Republican rival, John McCain.
Analysts see China's rapid economic growth and growing political influence in the region as competition for American power in Asia. But the two countries generally enjoy friendly relations, with occasional spats over human rights, trade, food safety and U.S. support for Taiwan, which China considers its own.
In the Horizon survey of 2,791 people from 18 to 60 in seven big cities and seven towns, Obama had an overall advantage of 17.8 percent over McCain.
"Perhaps his age, energy and even complexion, which signify the U.S. dream, are more appealing to the Chinese," Song Zhiyuan, who analysed the survey, told the newspaper.
Obama's lead over McCain had grown to 12 points with crucial independent and women voters increasingly moving to his side, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
(Reporting by Liu Zhen; Editing by Nick Macfie)


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Obama, living "American dream," well ahead in China poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama enjoys a support rate as high as 75 percent among the Chinese, state media reported on Thursday, with an analyst saying he personified the American dream.
That is the result of an online poll conducted on the China Daily website by the U.S. embassy. Another survey issued by Horizon Research also showed that Obama was strongly favored in China over his Republican rival, John McCain.
Analysts see China's rapid economic growth and growing political influence in the region as competition for American power in Asia. But the two countries generally enjoy friendly relations, with occasional spats over human rights, trade, food safety and U.S. support for Taiwan, which China considers its own.
In the Horizon survey of 2,791 people from 18 to 60 in seven big cities and seven towns, Obama had an overall advantage of 17.8 percent over McCain.
"Perhaps his age, energy and even complexion, which signify the U.S. dream, are more appealing to the Chinese," Song Zhiyuan, who analysed the survey, told the newspaper.
Obama's lead over McCain had grown to 12 points with crucial independent and women voters increasingly moving to his side, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
(Reporting by Liu Zhen; Editing by Nick Macfie)


© Thomson Reuters 2008 All rights reserved

In a world-wide poll but a few days ago Obama was `a shoe-in` to be President.

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Zzarchov

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I like McCain, but I think he sold out to win the party nomination. Which is a shame, he'd have been a lot stronger contender if he's staid his own man. As such, Obama will trounce him, and with good cause.

The moral of the story is: Be Yourself.
 

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Well there you have it, the Chineese have been handling the economy very well and their endorsment of Obama makes the choice clear....Obama 08, he will fix the mess the Republican'ts made.

History has shown cons are terrible at running an economy.
 

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Well there you have it, the Chineese have been handling the economy very well and their endorsment of Obama makes the choice clear....Obama 08, he will fix the mess the Republican'ts made.

History has shown cons are terrible at running an economy.

Be nice, Avro.

Everyone should get the chance to do their part, no.

Soon, Obama will get his chance.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

No difference.

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darkbeaver

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I like McCain, but I think he sold out to win the party nomination. Which is a shame, he'd have been a lot stronger contender if he's staid his own man. As such, Obama will trounce him, and with good cause.

The moral of the story is: Be Yourself.

Being yourself in American politics? Are you joking Zzarchov? No uncompromized person gets near the Whitehouse. When you're bought you stay bought or you get the Kennedy treatment.
PS: You've made a wrong word selection = staid instead of stayed-------send rep point before closeing time.:smile: