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Russia for Obama
October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
With Georgian War in the past,
I decided to look at coverage of the U.S. Election from the Russian perspective, as well as opinions from Russians.
Two points to make:
1. McCain’s famous “KGB” referenc to Vladimir Putin during the election debates gave him a minor setback.
2. Putin and Medvedev also prefer could prefer someone with more democratic ideas as well as someone young.
CNN interviewed passerby on the streets of Moscow to see what the verdict was on Obama vs. McCain.
Embedded video from CNN Video
“McCain wants to create a League of Democracies. It sounds like a marvel comic.”
A video on McCain’s thoughts on Russia–analyzed:
POINT IS:
It’s interesting to see how the most recent and influential enemies of our state have been ignored in the debates, such as infamous terrorists.
But I guess the demonizing of Russia just makes a hot selling point.
Thinking back on another election topic…
When Putin was first running for office in Russia, a “celebrity epidemic” had occured throughout the country; Putin became a trend. T-shirts, pop songs, and comedy sketches boosted Putin’s popularity, particularly and most obviously, among the younger generation.
The same seems to be taking place with Obama in the United States.
The media has featured a spotlight on how young voters may influence the election this year, more than before, and how many celebrities who endores Obama may just sway this group of young voters towards the Democratic direction.
It’s interesting how this marketing trend can be so political.
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