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Most polls during the 2008 election year showed greater global support for Senator Barack Obama over Senator John McCain. A poll for the BBC World Service conducted in 22 countries found Obama favored in each one by varying margins, with an overall average of 49% preference for Obama, 12% for McCain, and 40% with no preference. [3]
October 31–November 2, 2008 50.9%: 43.8% 7.1 Not reported Not reported Investor's Daily Business/TIPP (Daily Tracking) [8] October 31–November 2, 2008 47.5%: 43% 4.5 Not reported Not reported Gallup (Daily Tracking Model II) [9] October 31 – November 2, 2008 53%: 42% 11 2,458 LV ±2% CNN/Opinion Research Corporation [10] October 30 ...
American University's Center for the Study of the American Electorate released a report on November 6, 2008, two days after the election, which concluded that the anticipated increase in turnout had failed to materialize. [161] That report was the basis for some news articles that indicated voter turnout failed to meet expectations.
On September 29, 2008, in an open letter to the Armenian-American Community of the United States he stated, that "it is fair to say that one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century, the brutal murder of as many as one and a half million Armenians under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, has also been one of the most neglected" and that "it ...
During the 2008 United States presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements.As of November 4, 2008, Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain; in terms of circulation, the ratio was more than 3 to 1, according to the detailed tables below.
The U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3 is overshadowing the WTO's efforts to fill the gap left by Roberto Azevedo since he stepped down as director-general on Aug. 31 and it could end up ...
Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was the Democratic nominee, and Senator John McCain of Arizona was the Republican nominee. Incumbent President George W. Bush was ineligible for re-election per the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits a president to two terms, and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney declined to run for the office.
Obama had become well-known abroad before the election. He travelled to Europe, and spoke to a crowd of 100,000 in Berlin in July 2008, before he had received the Democratic Party nomination. His relatively young age, appearance, intellect, charm, and oratory skills had made an impression on many non-Americans in Africa.