Who will win World Leaders Survivor?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Honestly I can't say. A few possibilities though:

Yuschenko? Seen as a symbol of democracy to most in the west, but he does have some dodgy political connections that will turn off the left, and he pulled the troops out of Iraq, pissing off the right. Still he could do it if he's only facing idealogues and boring people near the end.

Singh? Inoffensive to both sides, but not boring. Maybe the ultimate "compromise" winner?

Kirchner? Leftists like him because he's trying to bring in the "Dirty War" criminals. Righties have no real reason to hate him (outside of "I love war criminals no matter how bad they just as long as they are friendly with the US" Jake). Possible dark horse?

[Hatman 🍁]

Yuschenko was someone I thought would win too. Gusmao has a chance I think, as well. If this London bombing thing is still in the news, it may give Tony Blair a boost. Then there is Paul Martin. Vicente Fox has a good chance too.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Gusmao has a good chance too.

Blair will last long, but sooner or later us lefties will take him out, probably as a retaliation for some leftist.

Martin's caught in a scandal. Could do him in. Righties aren't too fond of him anyway.

Fox has the advantage of not being heavily hated by either side, but most conservatives think he's been too incooperative in restricting immigration, and he's still a conservative, a turn off to leftists. Plus there was "jobs even blacks won't do" comment. I don't think he'll last long once all the dictators and boring people are gone.

Karzai and Talabani could do it too.

[Platypus]

I think it might be one of the antipodeans-Helen Clark is liked by the left and not cared about by the right; John Howard is liked by the right and not cared about by the left.

[Hatman 🍁]

Hey now, I hate John Howard

I thought of Karzai and Talabani too, but they have that "installed leader" effect to them that might not take them far enough.

[minionofmidas]

(Roots for Karzai or Singh of all those mentioned. Makes mental note to vote off that crook Yuschenko as soon as possible.)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Someone who no one cares about because they aren't an Official Hate Figure of Insert Ideology Here TM

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Someone who no one cares about because they aren't an Official Hate Figure of Insert Ideology Here TM

that's kind of what Singh has going for him.

[Hatman 🍁]

Darn tha Sandra Gandhi, not wanting to be PM! Oh well, I guess she didnt want to get shot. That's what I have against Singh, he is no Sandra Gandhi

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I really don't know too much about Singh, but that's basically my biggest gripe with Paul Martin, he's just no Jean Chretien. He hasn't really done anything to piss me off but that's the point, he's just a boring politician, no real reason to like him either.

[Hatman 🍁]

I really don't know too much about Singh, but that's basically my biggest gripe with Paul Martin, he's just no Jean Chretien. He hasn't really done anything to piss me off but that's the point, he's just a boring politician, no real reason to like him either.

If you were a Canadian, you would find reason to hate him I believe politically, you are similar to me, and I would say he deffinately no Chretien. In fact, he made that pretty clear by forcing Chretien loyalists out through nomination battles and bullying.

[The Duke]

Singh, Karzai, Blair, and Koizumi are the four I'd assume are most likely.

[minionofmidas]

Darn tha Sandra Gandhi, not wanting to be PM! Oh well, I guess she didnt want to get shot. That's what I have against Singh, he is no Sandra Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi ain't no Sandra Gandhi either.

[WMS]

Someone who no one cares about because they aren't an Official Hate Figure of Insert Ideology Here TM

that's kind of what Singh has going for him.

Except for his government's kissing up to the Nepalese Maoists and the general anti-American attitudes of his regime. Of course, amongst the left, those are positives...

[minionofmidas]

Someone who no one cares about because they aren't an Official Hate Figure of Insert Ideology Here TM

that's kind of what Singh has going for him.

Except for his government's kissing up to the Nepalese Maoists and the general anti-American attitudes of his regime. Of course, amongst the left, those are positives...

Exactly.

[Hatman 🍁]

Darn tha Sandra Gandhi, not wanting to be PM! Oh well, I guess she didnt want to get shot. That's what I have against Singh, he is no Sandra Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi ain't no Sandra Gandhi either.

LOL whoopsy

Anyways, my dark horse pick is Vara Vike-Freiborga, the "other" Canadian

[Huckleberry Finn]

I have some favourites, but I will keep them secret. I think that a discussion about who will win can affect to the result too much... so hush!