Did the election have any influence on international opinion of the United States?
831822
The people who hate us do just that, they HATE us.\n\nThey hate what they see as zionism, our materialism, our supposed arrogance, etc. They don't split hairs over party affiliations- especially when both parties agree about the fundamental principles of America.  \n\nSo, no, only a select few will care about the elections. Middle Eastern Terrorism against the USA has been going on since the 1960's and 70's. Way before Bush was in power.
628847
Love the question, love love love it.  \nIt completely changed foreign policy.  The US used to use the fear of the USSR against the rest of the world to bully them around.  Once the "Iron Curtain" fell we needed to spread cash around. \nAs far as domestic policy, it did the same thing.  The government needed to find a new enemy of the US people to keep us in fear of something.
1159638
The success of the US is based on an informed electorate...without an informed electorate citizens will make poor choices in the voting booth.  Responsible political discourse is the duty of every citizen...the sharing and exchange of ideas is critical to the functioning of our country...also, I find people and their opinions extremely interesting.
918661
How about this!! The recent mid-term elections were covered quite differently both across the country and around the world. Some European papers down played the election as ho-hum; while other played it as a near overthrowing of the United States. This should give you something to work with.
71587
LOL.  Well obviously the answer is 'yes', the 'people have spoken' or so to speak.  We had our chance for our voices to be heard (it's called Election Day, it pre-marked on most calendars), and we failed to do so.  It's sad how politics, especially Bush, have become such a polarizing factor in America, when fewer people voted in the last election preportionately than ever.  You would think with all these strong opinions, people would have been clogging the polls. So, in a nutshell 'let your voice be heard'?  Obviously most people don't care about that any more.
154338
YES.US does think tat its d Godfather of the world.The so called "Super power" does not hav empathy towards the people of other counntries such as Iraq & pakistan & so on.\n\nThey are only concerned about themselves.
800024
It doesn't influence american or any other countries values. Because if it did then the world wouldn't be in such a mess.
866339
i will let you know something that a few usa citizens know,you are asking that from an usa perpective,because if you go around the world you will understand that in the usa the media is not bringing international information very well,so the most of the time you see everything thinking that the earth is spinning around only one country,big mistake,the opposite ,the usa needs of the rest of the world like the countries with a thought of freedom need the usa,right now bush is searching for support outside did you know that?like the leftist parties(communists) are winning more countries around the world?why?the politic of bush and the republicans,the world not, the usa, is moving into a change,i agreed about safety measurements but i do not agreed about the way that they are dealing with the inter. relations,they are losting friends countries.
826256
Presidents amid scandal and low poll numbers always take a sudden trip overseas to seem 'Presidential'.\n\nThey all do it, Clinton did it.\n\nIt works.
695218
EUROPE. William Haigh was right when he fought the election on it. Unfortunately for him, there are too many dumb people in this country. Perhaps also, brainwashed. \n\nPS. It is closely related to immigration.
115250
i guess in a way it does but now the blocs with america have greatly reduced\nrussia although not against USA but it does mind the US intervention in its affairs\nwith many opposing US including countries like france n germany n russia to some extent\nbut the cold state actually is prevalent in relations between washington n beijing\nUS advice is simply not welcome in the land of the dragon
409911
The EXACT same Impact it has had on the rest of the world. Why is it that certain people have this opinion that the USA is so different and USUALLY on a higher pedestal than the rest of the world. When there are NOT???
740484
Pretty much... The whole world hates the US, except for the US itself, who just hates it's president.  The world should hate the man not the country, that's how I see it.  My people didn't make these choices, Bush did.
70512
In the 2000 election Gore won the popular vote, i.e. the majority voted for gore. In other countries you win if the majority votes for you. The foreigners dont believe that story about how Bush won because he got more of something called an electoral vote, especially since it happened in a state run by his brother. The election in Florida was done by computer, and everyone knows that a really good hacker can get into a computer and make it malfunction, so you know when theres something fishy going on with a computer, a hacker has made it past the firewall. Streamcat did'nt say concentration camp, he said temporary concentration camp, its a metaphor. People who the authorities considered inferior were locked up in a place where living conditions were a nightmare so they might think that New Orleans was a place they would not want to come back to after they became refugees. I wish Clinton was still president, those were the good old days.
567462
No. I would think that re-election and good governance have no statistically significant correlation, and in some cases, have an inverse relationship. \n\nIn the US, the trend is for worse government, as officeholders increasingly abuse their spending authority to buy votes, and fail to take hard but necessary actions because it may affect their re-election. Increasingly, they act based on polls and popularity, rather than principle.\n\nBasically, we are now deep into the 'bread and circuses' type governance that brought down the Roman republic.
1110880
Regardless of how the votes went, YES, "we" as a country elected him and he is our President.  I would suggest that it was "our" apathy that got him elected personally.\n\nWhy you suggest that "we" have to be reminded I am not sure, since he is the president of a country where we have the right (and often the duty) to voice our opinions about our elected officials, INCLUDING our President.\n\nMany have died defending this country and it's right of freedom of expression.  I for one, do not take it for granted, but am offended when people suggest we cannot say anything bad about him or it is unpatriotic somehow.  \n\nI vote, that gives me the right to complain about the wrongs I see WHEREVER they are.  (and yes, I also do things to try and change those wrongs, but since I am not democrat or republican, I am stuck with those candidates they give me.)
542801
I would agree that the last two elections have cast a bit of a shadow over the US electoral system, yes, but as it's the only system you have you have to grin and bear it.