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| Finns back Kerry for president of U.S |
| 2004-10-01 |
HELSINKI, Finland Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic candidate John Kerry would defeat U.S. President Bush in a landslide if only the election was being held in Finland. In a poll by Gallup Suomen for Helsingin Sanomat, 71 percent of those surveyed preferred the senator and only 13 percent backed the Republican president. The poll found the Kerry preference holds across regional and social lines. Even among conservatives, only 22 percent of members of the National Coalition Party like Bush. Questioned on their attitudes, 64 percent said they are more negative about the United States under Bush, and 78 percent say that Finland's current leaders are maintaining the correct relationship with Washington. A majority, 59 percent, do not believe that the U.S. election's outcome will have much impact on Finland, whoever wins. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #8 What I find really funny about these articles is that "newsmen" bother to ask foreigners questions about subjects on which they know nothing - American politics. Are they going to start asking Americans who foreign leaders should be? |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-10-02 11:11:35 AM |
| #7 Having lived in Europe and up close and personal with Europeans, including their best and brightest, I would bet that the Finns don't even know who George Bush and John Kerry are. Not in any meaningful sense. |
| Posted by: V is for Victory 2004-10-01 11:01:36 PM |
| #6 He used to comment here... |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-10-01 10:12:47 PM |
| #5 Do we have a foriegn country who will back Nader? Can we get some international love for the Ralphoid. And let me give a shout out to my main man John Anderson... if he is still breathing. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-10-01 9:28:14 PM |
| #4 Don't know where you're getting your poll numbers, Chuck, but I can assure you it's a whole lot higher than that. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-10-01 9:20:34 PM |
| #3 A majority, 59 percent, do not believe that the U.S. election’s outcome will have much impact on Finland, whoever wins. And, I can say with some certainty, 59% of Americans don't give a rat's ass about Finland. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-10-01 9:11:29 PM |
| #2 If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-01 9:11:11 PM |
| #1 I vote Stalin for president of Finland. He did such wonderful things with Karelia, why not all of Finland. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-01 9:10:05 PM |