Putin's comments

[ThSneak]

Title of the article is "Putin urges voters to back Bush"  I'm extremely surprised that any world leader would come out and say this.  I haven't really been able to formulate my thoughts yet.  Do you think this will have an impact on the election?   A backlash against being told by other countries whom to vote for?  Discuss.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/18/putin.iraq/index.html

[Democratic Hawk]

Title of the article is "Putin urges voters to back Bush"  I'm extremely surprised that any world leader would come out and say this.  I haven't really been able to formulate my thoughts yet.  Do you think this will have an impact on the election?   A backlash against being told by other countries whom to vote for?  Discuss.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/18/putin.iraq/index.html

Well, if I was an American voter I'd resent Putin for telling me how to vote. Why would any one running for US president want an endorsement from that man, who frankly gives the Tsars and the Soviets a run for their money!

He's an enemy of democracy.

Dave

[ThSneak]

Well, first of all, I don't think many Americans really know much about the corruption in his administration, and secondly, though this is true, it doesn't necessarily mean that he's wrong.

[dazzleman]

Title of the article is "Putin urges voters to back Bush"  I'm extremely surprised that any world leader would come out and say this.  I haven't really been able to formulate my thoughts yet.  Do you think this will have an impact on the election?   A backlash against being told by other countries whom to vote for?  Discuss.


http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/18/putin.iraq/index.html

I think it will have little impact on the election.  What Putin said - that a Bush defeat would be a victory for terrorism - is something acutely felt already by most of those of us who are planning to vote for the president.

Those who believe otherwise - that Kerry can maintain a credible offense against the Islamofascists - will not be swayed by Putin.

There might be a slight positive effect among swing voters, but I don't think the comment will receive enough attention among lay voters to make a huge difference.

[Mr. Fresh]

To be honest, I'm getting kind of tired of so much foreign interest in our elections.  (not to our friends out of state on this board)  What I mean is foreign leaders like Putin, or the people mailing voters in Ohio.  It's just getting to the point where I want to yell for them all to butt out.

[AuH2O]

The Japanese PM also endorsed Bush.

Humorously, Bush has gotten much better foreign endorsements than Kerry... though Kerry did pick up the extreme anti-semite former Indonesian PM yesterday...

[Alcon]

Why world leaders find themselves obligated to endorse candidates when they are hated universally is truly beyond me.