World warming to US under Obama, BBC poll suggests

[Modbert]

BBC News - World warming to US under Obama, BBC poll suggests

Views of the US around the world have improved sharply over the past year, a BBC World Service poll suggests.

For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005, America's influence in the world is now seen as more positive than negative.

The improved scores for the US coincided with Barack Obama becoming president, a BBC correspondent notes.

As in 2009, Germany is viewed most favourably while Iran and Pakistan are seen as the most negative influences.

Nearly 30,000 people in 28 countries were interviewed for the poll, between November 2009 and February 2010.

Fifteen of the countries have been surveyed every year since 2005, allowing long-term trends to be discerned.

In these nations - or 14 of them, not including the US itself - positive views of the US fell to a low of 28% on average in 2007, from 38% in 2005, but recovered to 35% in 2009 and 40% in this year's poll.

Of the full list of 28 countries surveyed this year, the US is viewed positively in 19 (20 including the US itself), while six lean negative and two are divided.

Compared with 2009, positive views of the US jumped 21% in Germany, 18 in Russia, 14 in Portugal and 13 in Chile - though Russia and Germany continued to have a negative view of the US overall.

Meanwhile, negative opinions of the US declined by 23% in Spain, 14 in France and 10 in the UK, with the result that all three lean towards a positive view of the country.

 

[Modbert]

Where are the poll fiends on this one I wonder? After all, what are they going to say about BBC? That they're under Obama's thumb?

 

[elvis]

I'm only interested in poll dancers.

 

[Modbert]

I'm only interested in poll dancers.

Door to the left.

 

[Dr.House]

Don't listen to him elvis...

Never take the door to the left...

 

[Rinata]

Where are the poll fiends on this one I wonder? After all, what are they going to say about BBC? That they're under Obama's thumb?

You might have just mortally wounded the entire right wing with this information.

 

[Dr.House]

Where are the poll fiends on this one I wonder? After all, what are they going to say about BBC? That they're under Obama's thumb?

You might have just mortally wounded the entire right wing with this information.

Do you and truthmatters sit around all day thinking up ways of out-"stupiding" the other?

 

[Modbert]

Don't listen to him elvis...

Never take the door to the left...

So says the man who spends his days trolling his fellow doctors.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005..."

ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Dems might keep the Kennedy seat because of this!

 

[Modbert]

"For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005..."

ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Dems might keep the Kennedy seat because of this!

What's wrong Frank? Can't accept the fact that America's standing has gone up in the world in great numbers since Obama became President?

 

[Dr.House]

Don't listen to him elvis...

Never take the door to the left...

So says the man who spends his days trolling his fellow doctors.

Dr.House does not troll...

Dr.House encourages the staff to think for themselves...

Dr.House spends his days looking at Cuddy's ass...

 

[mascale]

The Republicans Have A Legacy Issue. They are the Party of No, of Slow, and of Abraham Lincoln all at once! After the Burning of Atlanta, George Bush only Might have had a higher approval rating than Lincoln: Had there been a poll, only of Georgia(?)!

Anyone is led to to wonder about the usual unasked question--"Who Among These People is the Greater Disaster?--Which has always been a question about Republicans, from the start!

Bush: Favorability

Sarah Palin does better in the Polls than Bush! Her own people will probably not ask likely voters to compare and contrast her with Abraham Lincoln, however(?)!

Some people can always be amazed: At just how it is that other people vote!

Did the Obama base, for example, know about the Stimulus Package(?)! Why didn't the Clinton's discuss this? How was the Reagan Trajectory, even relevant(?)! There is no Soviet Bloc anymore! They went out of business, and even turned the whole thing over to Security, Vladimir Putin!

In America, we even have money now: And lots of it!

"Crow, James Crow: Shaken, Not Stirred!"
(Warriors of Many Nations, Squaws of Many Nations, Pappose of many Nations--now try to breathe easier: Even at European airports!)

 

[elvis]

The Republicans Have A Legacy Issue. They are the Party of No, of Slow, and of Abraham Lincoln all at once! After the Burning of Atlanta, George Bush only Might have had a higher approval rating than Lincoln: Had there been a poll, only of Georgia(?)!

Anyone is led to to wonder about the usual unasked question--"Who Among These People is the Greater Disaster?--Which has always been a question about Republicans, from the start!

Bush: Favorability

Sarah Palin does better in the Polls than Bush! Her own people will probably not ask likely voters to compare and contrast her with Abraham Lincoln, however(?)!

Some people can always be amazed: At just how it is that other people vote!

Did the Obama base, for example, know about the Stimulus Package(?)! Why didn't the Clinton's discuss this? How was the Reagan Trajectory, even relevant(?)! There is no Soviet Bloc anymore! They went out of business, and even turned the whole thing over to Security, Vladimir Putin!

In America, we even have money now: And lots of it!

"Crow, James Crow: Shaken, Not Stirred!"
(Warriors of Many Nations, Squaws of Many Nations, Pappose of many Nations--now try to breathe easier: Even at European airports!)

what's Romney's?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005..."

ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Dems might keep the Kennedy seat because of this!

What's wrong Frank? Can't accept the fact that America's standing has gone up in the world in great numbers since Obama became President?

Um, let's see unemployment 10%, record debt and deficits and we're disarming.

No wonder they love us, we're fucking loser like the rest of the world!

 

[Diuretic]

Nah Frank, Bush and particularly Cheney have gone, so has almost the entire Bush Administration bar Gates (who seems to be a pretty good operator). Simple as that. People outside the US were actually scared of what BushCheney might do. Also the hubris was a bit much to take. And they fucked up the PR after 9/11 badly. The only people who see the US under Obama as a threat to them now are the people who bloody well deserve it.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I've never particularly cared about how the world feels regarding who we elect.

 

[Rinata]

Where are the poll fiends on this one I wonder? After all, what are they going to say about BBC? That they're under Obama's thumb?

You might have just mortally wounded the entire right wing with this information.

Do you and truthmatters sit around all day thinking up ways of out-"stupiding" the other?

No, but I think that you, The Elvis wannabe, CG , DM, Mike, Frank, and a bunch of the other right wing nuts are interchangeable. If you hear from one it's like hearing from all of you. Now go ahead and cuss me out.

 

[California Girl]

"For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005..."

ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Dems might keep the Kennedy seat because of this!

What's wrong Frank? Can't accept the fact that America's standing has gone up in the world in great numbers since Obama became President?

It's a BBC poll, Dog. They are no more accurate than any other poll.... honestly, people have an orgasm over the BBC poll like it's any more relevant than any other poll.

 

[Yurt]

wow, that was a waste of time

 

[manu1959]

why do you care what others think of you.....