Sweden Backs Obama in Election
If Swedes could vote in US elections, President Barack Obama would handily beat either Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum, according to a new survey, which also reveals Swedes can't seem to get enough of US politics.
Seventy-four percent of Swedes indicated they would vote for Obama whether the sitting Democratic president faced either of the top two Republican challengers, an online survey carried out by the YouGov polling firm shows.
And while less than half of US voters currently approve of Obama's record as president, 62 percent of Swedes say they are satisfied with Obama's performance.
The YouGov survey also revealed Swedes' concerns about what might happen should the Republicans retake the White House in November 2012, with 52 percent indicating an Obama loss would have a negative effect on the world's security.
Around one in three Swedes also believes a Republican win would have negative consequences for European foreign policy and the European economy.
In addition to questions about possible outcomes for the US election, the YouGov survey also looked at the extent to which Swedes are following developments in the US electoral process.
According to the results, 81 percent of Swedes said they follow media reports the US presidential election, while nearly six in ten reported being "interested" in the US election.
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