In a recent article by Bloomberg, “Global investors increasingly prefer President Barack Obama to Republican challenger Mitt Romney and most say they believe the incumbent will remain in the White House for another four years.”
President Obama crushed Romney, 49% to 38% in this quarter’s global investor poll. Within the same margin 49-38%, global investors believe more in Obama’s vision for the U.S.economy also.
In a quote, Obama “managed the U.S. economy pretty well, solving a lot of imbalances created by the previous administration,” says poll respondent Mario Di Marcantonio, 35, a senior portfolio manager at Eurizon Capital in Milan.
“I believe the second Obama term will be better than having a U-turn with Romney,” he says. “More stability will mean more visibility and more investment in the future.”
Now the Republicans consistently talk about stability and confidence, yet their candidate doesn’t bring that to the table in the global marketplace.
47% of respondents give President Obama credit for the improving economy, despite Republicans saying the economy improved despite the President.
Finally, Global investors also see another Obama term as favorable to U.S. markets, with 48 percent saying the president’s re-election would be a “good thing” for domestic markets compared with 36 percent who predict it would be detrimental.
There are obvious issues these investors have with President Obama, but nonetheless, they feel that this President has done well in his handling of the economic crisis and the U.S. economy as a whole, no matter what the right wing pundits say. These are numbers people; they don’t pay attention to the political rhetoric coming from either party.
Bottom line, this should throw out the “Obama is bad for business” mantra, but it won’t change the mind of the Republican base.
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j
May. 12th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Yes, 1000 times over.
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Linda1961
May. 12th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Is there anyone who likes Romney? He has to be the most pathetic nominee for president from a major party in American history. I know he isn’t officially the nominee yet, but the GOP seems resigned to Romney, even though they don’t like him either.
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Doris
May. 12th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Global investors are on the outside looking in and they even know who is best for this country, its’so sad some of the 99% folk refuse to accept the facts because they are in denial and will not be included in the Ryan-Walker- Koch-RomHoodmatics who only believe in taking from the poor & middleclass.
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Sugapea
May. 12th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Half of our nation has been Brainwashed…totally against their own best interest. Like sheep following all the hoopla/patriotic/fined-tuned Frank Luntz talking points.
Honestly, I think this was created and planned years ago. When Reagan did away with the ‘Fairness Doctrine’…Mega-Money put their focus on TV. Even today, the Koch Bro’s mainly put money into Political TV Commercials…all to easily sway the ‘dumbed-down American peeps.
An entire TV Channel…24/7-365 pumping negativity and hatred toward anything coming from a Democrat. RightWing Radio blankets America with many cities having no alternative subject matter whatsoever.
Wake Up America! That should be the Dem battle cry!
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Sugapea
May. 12th, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Here’s a George Carlin short video.
All his videos are brilliant!
Were he alive today…I think he would be speaking of the propaganda that has put some people into such a crazy frenzy.
George Carlin: Dumbed Down Education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGL8FEMc378&feature=related
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