From May to September 2008 Gallup Polls conducted surveys in 70 countries to see who the world preferred to see elected into the Presidential office in the United States. Obama received overwhelming support, being the preferred candidate by a ratio of nearly 4-1.
Nicaragua showed an overwhelming disinterest in who is elected to be the next President of the United States, with 70% of those polled either having no opinion, or refusing to answer. Of the rest, 23% would like to see Obama take the position, while only a measly 7% feel that McCain is the better choice.
Even though the great majority do not have a preference between candidates, the survey also shows that a healthy 35% feel that Nicaragua will be affected by this election. Only a quarter feels it won’t, while 41% are unsure of what this election means for Nicaragua.
One thing is for sure: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is in favor of a change, and why wouldn’t he be? Back in July Sen.Thad Cochran stated that McCain roughed up an associate of Ortega back in a 1987 trip to Nicaragua. With his supposed reputation of being hot-headed and a warmonger, it is easy to see why President Ortega would prefer to see Obama elected. He is quoted in the International Herald Tribune as saying that he has “faith in God and in the North American people, and above all in the youth, that the moment of great change in the U.S. will come and it will act differently, with justice and equality toward all nations.”
Nicaraguan President Ortega also speaks highly of Obama’s policy toward immigrants from Central America and Mexico, calling him a spokesperson for such ones.
Ortega’s opinion is, however, just one of many voices speaking out from Nicaragua. What do you think? How will Nicaragua be affected by this United States presidential election? Do the majority of expats in Nicaragua prefer Obama or McCain?
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