Most Brits haven’t been to the USA. Very few have been in the last few years. A negligible number of Brits have any reliable basis whatsoever to judge who is the best candidate. It’s like asking us who we want to win the next Indian general election.
Not quite. Whilst the number who take a broader interest may be small the US election has much more impact on us than the Indian. Although the latter is rapidly increasing in importance.
In terms of who has a Vote that is self-evident. But in who has a stake in the outcome and should be interested then Brits, and the western world per se should have a fundamental interest/concern.
The US Election gets so much coverage here because it has so much impact. The reverse of course is not true.
Champagne Socialist
2 months ago
Of course the swivel eyed loons at Reform would prefer Trump!
Anyone else, especially after watching Trump’s trainwreck last night, would prefer Harris as leader of the free world.
True Tories are Uniparty liberal globalists so of course they want KH to win.
They are also finished as a political entity.
Benjamin Greco
2 months ago
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that not very many people in the free world want the United States to be led by a moron. It is shocking to me that so many Americans do!
j watson
2 months ago
The Right contorting itself between the Trump/Farage Populist types and proper responsible politicians not a new theme and will play out over next few years. Little signal there though for the Populist form – it ain’t as popular as you think because people grasping Populists all hot air and about themselves first and foremost. Taken a while but it’s registering.
On the 2nd and 3rd stories – the Muslim world has it’s dangerous conspiratorialist streak as much as the Alex Jones nutjobs in the West. It’s the same psychology at work. Bedfellows.
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SubscribeWho Brits (or any other non-US citizens) want to win the election is entirely irrelevant.
Indeed…this is a typical MSM filler piece, which UnHerd shouldn’t be running…
Not a lot more irrelevant than who US citizens want. After all they are going to get who they are given.
Most Brits haven’t been to the USA. Very few have been in the last few years. A negligible number of Brits have any reliable basis whatsoever to judge who is the best candidate. It’s like asking us who we want to win the next Indian general election.
True, but the US President is still the “Leader of the Free World”, so people in a lot of other countries do take the trouble to form a view.
Not quite. Whilst the number who take a broader interest may be small the US election has much more impact on us than the Indian. Although the latter is rapidly increasing in importance.
In terms of who has a Vote that is self-evident. But in who has a stake in the outcome and should be interested then Brits, and the western world per se should have a fundamental interest/concern.
The US Election gets so much coverage here because it has so much impact. The reverse of course is not true.
Of course the swivel eyed loons at Reform would prefer Trump!
Anyone else, especially after watching Trump’s trainwreck last night, would prefer Harris as leader of the free world.
and endless wars
True Tories are Uniparty liberal globalists so of course they want KH to win.
They are also finished as a political entity.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that not very many people in the free world want the United States to be led by a moron. It is shocking to me that so many Americans do!
The Right contorting itself between the Trump/Farage Populist types and proper responsible politicians not a new theme and will play out over next few years. Little signal there though for the Populist form – it ain’t as popular as you think because people grasping Populists all hot air and about themselves first and foremost. Taken a while but it’s registering.
On the 2nd and 3rd stories – the Muslim world has it’s dangerous conspiratorialist streak as much as the Alex Jones nutjobs in the West. It’s the same psychology at work. Bedfellows.