posted on October 3, 2004 11:58:42 PM new
Take him, he is yours
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A landslide for Kerry, if vote was in Canada
FROM CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — The results are enough to make John Kerry wish Canadians could vote in the U.S. presidential election.
A Leger Marketing poll conducted Sept. 21-26 indicates 56 per cent of Canadians supported the Democratic candidate, compared with 19 per cent who backed President George W. Bush.
The remaining 25 per cent refused to answer or said they didn't know.
Kerry's strongest support in Canada came from Quebec, where 69 per cent of respondents said they preferred the challenger, compared with only 11 per cent who favoured Bush.
Other regional breakdowns, with Kerry's numbers first and Bush's second, were: British Columbia, 58-19; Ontario, 53-19; the Atlantic provinces, 49-28; Alberta, 45-27; and Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 43-30.
The 1,502 respondents were asked the following question: If you had the opportunity to vote during the American elections, for which of the two candidates would you vote?
The poll, which is considered accurate within 2.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20, also suggested 54 per cent of Canadians believed Bush's re-election on Nov. 2 would have a negative impact on peace and security in the world.
Nineteen per cent said a second term for Bush would have a positive impact.
Political scientist Pierre Martin wasn't surprised at Kerry's overwhelming lead in Canada, saying it's quite typical of findings elsewhere around the world.
"In very few countries would you find even a close race," Martin, director of the University of Montreal's Chair in American Political and Economic Studies, said in an interview.
"Maybe one or two countries have an actual close majority for Bush but you have to look hard. You wouldn't get much Republican support these days for Canada as a 51st state. That's for sure."
Martin also took the Quebec numbers in stride.
"Quebecers are less conservative, they were also more supportive of (former U.S. Democratic president) Bill Clinton, for example."
Martin said Quebecers also tend to get a lot of their news and perceptions of what is happening worldwide from France, one of the United States' most vocal critics on several issues.
"So it's not surprising that Quebecers are more in line with French opinion than other parts of the country."
As for the poll indicating a majority of Canadians thought Bush's re-election would have a negative impact on global peace, Martin said that viewpoint is in line with opinion in the rest of the world.
"People tend to react very negatively to George Bush's more aggressive foreign policy and this kind of unilateralism that leaves other countries on the sidelines."
The poll also suggested 52 per cent of Canadians were very or somewhat interested in the U.S. election, compared with 47 per cent who expressed little or no interest.
Interest was highest in Alberta — 69 per cent — while the 31 per cent level in Quebec was the lowest.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on October 4, 2004 10:24:52 AM new
Yeager, ask me if I care. Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on October 4, 2004 11:34:27 AM new
Bear- once again proving why stupid people shouldn't be allowed to post on the RT.
First, you mispelled Canada. In case you didn't notice, Canada is mentioned at least 4 times in the article you c&p'd and you still couldn't manage to get it correct. One "D" in Canada, or do you by chance stutter and just type how you speak? Also, whenever you type, there is a spell check feature to help you out. Computers are amazing tools if you use them correctly.
Second, you tell yeager, "Yeager, ask me if I care." It is pretty obvious that you cared enough to post this on here, so you should care about how you present it.
You can find the local Sylvan Learning Center if you look it up in the phone book. I don't think Hooked on Phonics would help you at this point.
posted on October 4, 2004 12:57:41 PM new
Bear, normally, people in Canada don't worry about who the U.S. is going to elect as their President because it doesn't have much affect on us. This time is different. People believe if Bush gets in, it'll be another 4 years of bullying and continued wars which affects our economy, not to mention what it's doing to your own. Most of the people I've talked to say they'd take ANYONE but Bush, so imo, Kerry's popularity is a given.
posted on October 4, 2004 09:42:17 PM new
I agree bear...kerry would fit in perfectly up there. First he and teresa speak their language....they're both ultra-liberals...kerry's [hiding it] but truly is anti-war. He's voted against intelligence funding and military funding and that fits right in with how little Canada importance they give their military. They have the health care system he likes. And he could do all the skiing/snowboarding he wants too.
I'd vote for him...use my dual citizenship and cast my vote. Heck, I'd even donate to a fund for his air-fare. The sooner the better.
Maybe in a more socialist country kerry and teresa will be willing to distribute their OWN wealth, rather than spending ours by raising our taxes to pay for more entitlement programs.
As for the success of Kerry's anti-democracy protests and his leadership of the VVAW and association with Fonda's Winter Soldier Investigation, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Vietnam's most decorated military leader, wrote in retrospect that if not for the disunity created by such stateside protesters, Hanoi would have ultimately surrendered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3, which states, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President ... having previously taken an oath ... to support the Constitution of the United States, [who has] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington
posted on October 5, 2004 05:21:58 PM new Bear- once again proving why stupid people shouldn't be allowed to post on the RT.
True, then stop posting, you won't be missed.
Hey, hey Ho, ho Kerry - sign the 1-8-0
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing
to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
--John Stuart Mill
posted on October 5, 2004 05:38:15 PM new
Ooooooooh. those must be fighting words Bear. Next time just stick out your tongue. Where on earth did you learn to defend yourself? On a playground? Maybe your just stuck in 3rd grade. That would explain all of you behaviors and lame comments. You really don't do much to help out the Conservatives besides make them look more childish.
Prevent Bigotry through Education.