F1 Fanatic

It’s also interesting to see what people outside the United States think and who they prefer, I’m hearing that Barack Obama is more popular globally than Mitt Romney.

I think many people are on the fence about this one. It’s easier to tell the differences between the presidential candidates as you can watch 3 debates and can make a decision based on that. As for the local candidates, it is much harder to know what their policies are.

With regard to Obama, he hasn’t been able to deliver what he promised but then again that was probably impossible given the state of the global economy and the ongoing war.

Romney has the magical 5 point plan which any candidate can easily crush with a 6 point plan:-) I think they probably came up with a 5 point plan because it’s easier to sell than a 4 point or 7 point plan…

After the Bush disasters, I’m surprised there are any Republicans left in the US.

I belong to the upper middle class and I carry the US on my shoulders. “Hey, you need a $1,000 check – come here, take 2, heck take 5″, ” Oh Apple paid 2% on $38 billion in foreign income – don’t worry here’s a $2,000 donation (aka tax increase) to take care of that! It’s on me Tim – spend it wisely”

The situation is very frustrating for the middle class in the US and strangely there is an incredible amount of poverty in the States that foreigners don’t know about and never see in the movies where the average policeman lives in a $3 million apartment. Go to any low income ghetto and you’ll think you’re in Beirut…

@Slr – you’re right, most people do just vote for the party they are loyal to. Makes no sense, really but it’s how it works here. It might lead to a spiraling decline of the US in the long run but that’s neither here nor there:-)

I am not from the US. Denmark instead, and here it seems like most people are behind Obama, but I guess we don’t have a clue what the Americans are on about when they say that Obama is ‘restricting’ them. From our small, half communistic country it does look like a playground ‘over there’ regardless of what Obama does of Robin Hood tactics on them, it is nothing compared to here. Not that less tax necessarily = better. I guess if you are used to living in the states you do feel the difference though.
Still, I think that Obama feels more humane them Romney, and generally I feel that I agree a lot more with some of his views then those of Romney.

I’m not an American and I’m not going to stay up to wait for the outcome. But, if I had to vote, I probably would vote neither for Romney, nor for Obama. I generally support Romney’s positions on economic policy, budget, taxes etc. But his views on human rights issues are unacceptable to me and I think that Obama is stronger in the foreign affairs, too.

I guess that many Latvians would like to see a U.S. president, who is less tolerant towards Russia’s activities (that would be Romney in this case) but I don’t care much about that.

I’ve been cheering for an outsider in F1 for three years. I voted for outsiders in the latest Latvian parliamentary elections. And I think I would vote for an outsider here as well, namely, the Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, even though I don’t share some of his views, such as the support for legalization of marijuana. But I believe that one shouldn’t support the lesser of two (or more) ‘evils’, pick the one who you really like.

@slr That situation with people voting for a party due to loyalty rather than policy is not unique to America. It is just the same in the UK; for example there is no way the Tories will ever get in in any large city in the north of England or Scotland, particularly ex-industrial and mining communities. The same as Labour will not get in in Henley on Thames or Witney, or wherever David Cameron’s constituency is. Just as the US has swing states we have swing constituencies, just on a much smaller scale. I myself am guilty of it, if Ed Miliband (who I think is a terrible politician) is still in charge of Labour in 2015 I can seriously see myself not voting. It may seem silly to some, but my family are staunch anti-Tory off the back of the Margaret Thatcher era and against what the Conservatives represent in general. I’d rather not vote as the situation currently is.

Getting back to topic if I were American I would 100% vote Obama. Romney has been presented as a bit of a clown in the UK, what with all the gaffes he has made in the build up, and there are very few policies of Republicans that I could ever get on board with. The people who will fight to the death for their right to bear arms because of the Constitution for example are nearly all staunch Republicans, that is something I think a lot of Europeans would have trouble comprehending.

Keith – that is serious dedication, the polls don’t start to close until what, midnight UK time? From what I here, neither party is expecting a result before wednesday or thursday.
Debaser-I don’t understand the 2nd amendment fanatics either. At the moment, the lunatics of the republican party are running the asylum. Keeping government spending in check is a republican policy that’s not too hard to agree with, but it’s been abandoned while nutcases rail against immigrants, taxes, lobbyists, the Federal Reserve Board, assault rifle bans, China, the government in general, and various other irrelevancies.
Mads, Slr – both candidates look like genuine opportunists from here.
I’ve been spared the campaigning because i’m in a very democratic area, but from what i’ve heard, it’s non-stop in Ohio.

I’m a student here in the U.S. and while I can’t vote in this election (next one for sure!), the election has been the source of much debate between my classmates. I go to an arts school so the majority of students are leaning towards Obama, as confirmed by a mock election.

Romney is a pancake; he’s always flip-flopping. His economic plans are utterly bogus as well. For example, how is diverting extraneous money to the Navy going to help beat al-Qaeda? In addition, he has no regards for basic human rights. Personally, I believe women should be allowed to make their own medical choices and that members of the LGBT community should be married.

Ultimately, I view this election as picking the lesser of two evils. In this case, it’s Obama. But my vote would go to either Rocky Anderson or Jill Stein.