November 4, 2008
There are lots of sites to look at. The BBC has an hour-by-hour guide for the night ahead, and the big US news networks all have pages to display results and will call states for either candidate as soon as most of the votes are counted including CNN and Fox. To get some perspective on this historic...
go to article »November 3, 2008
It is hardly worth posting articles from endorsing Obama, there are too many to begin to enumerate and link too. Pick up any newspaper, browse a blog, turn on a TV, google for "Obama + country X" and all around the world and you will find a hopeful expectation that on Tuesday Americans will elect a ...
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The Economist (based in the UK but with an global circulation), arguably the most influential international news weekly, has strongly and reflectively endorsed Senator Obama. In the past it has endorsed a mixture of Republican and Democrat candidates. Extracts from the editorial:"Obama.. has clearly...
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All around the world, plans are being made by international Obama supporters - both Americans abroad and non-citizens - to gather to watch the results come in on Tuesday and then party through on Wednesday, when we trust we will all have something to celebrate! To find events in your country/city ha...
go to article »October 29, 2008
Our friends at Avaaz, the global advocacy group, have created an excellent video in which people from many countries speak about what is good about America, and call on Americans to vote for a change from the disastrous Bush years. The write: "How Americans vote will influence whether we see a timed...
go to article »October 28, 2008
British Obama supporter Malcolm Clark, who was blogging for TWWO from the Democratic Convention a few months ago, is now in Ohio helping with the final week of campaigning. For an international perspective on the ground check out his blog. From tomorrow he will be accompanied by an American document...
go to article »October 24, 2008
This may be premature, but with the polls now showing that Americans at last seem to be in agreement with the rest of us... maybe now's the time to say "Welcome Back America!" Welcome back to the America of Washington, Lincoln & King. Welcome back to the America which has contributed so much ...
go to article »October 7, 2008
We can't do it, but relying on American citizens to do the right thing, as below (from an absentee ballot cast by an American in Britain). After a worrying Palin bounce a few weeks ago, things are looking good now. The excellent FiveThirtyEight.com is currently predicting an 85% chance for a win. Bu...
go to article »September 30, 2008
There are a host of websites which enable non-US citizens around the world to cast symbolic votes (see our left sidebar). Now, no less an authority than the Economist newspaper has weighted in by creating an online "Global Electoral College". The Economist explains: "As in America, each country has ...
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