Canadians prefer Democrats in 2008

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Bill Clinton is very popular here in Canada, especially in Quebec from what I have heard.  I think that's why Hillary Clinton is popular here. Plus, Canadians would really like to see a female President.

Now, Canada has no electoral votes (obviously... thank you Don for point that out, I wasn't aware...) but Canadians are very aware and have an attatchment to the American presidency, perhaps moreso than any other country.

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The Decima survey this month of more than 1,000 Canadians found that 47 per cent wanted a Democrat to replace Bush in the White House in 2008, compared with just 12 per cent who wanted a Republican. Forty-two per cent didn't offer an opinion.

Only 47%?  Seriously?

Im thinking the other 41% have no clue what a Republican is and what a Democrat is/ or what they stand for.

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The Democratic preference in the survey was found in every region of the country. Albertans, along with self-identified Conservative voters, preferred a Democratic president replace Bush by a two-to-one margin.

Thats really surprises me. I guess Alberta isn't as much like Texas as we thought.

Alberta's pretty Conservative, but they're not stupid enough to support the Republicans. There was a Kerry/Bush poll done last year that had Atlantic Canada being more of a pro-Bush area than Alberta.

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The Democratic preference in the survey was found in every region of the country. Albertans, along with self-identified Conservative voters, preferred a Democratic president replace Bush by a two-to-one margin.

Thats really surprises me. I guess Alberta isn't as much like Texas as we thought.

Alberta's pretty Conservative, but they're not stupid enough to support the Republicans.

LOL        I just assumed that two right wing oil-based economies would vote for the same ideology.

There was a Kerry/Bush poll done last year that had Atlantic Canada being more of a pro-Bush area than Alberta.

Thats an outrage!    Why would those liberal (small L) places like a theocrat like Bush?

"Like" is a rather strong word.  "More pro-Bush" translates to "30% support instead of 20%".

Oh okay. But why would Atlantic Canada be more pro-Bush at any level?

I think they tend to be more pro-American than the rest of the country.  Perhaps they're more down to earth like the President as well. I know the US used to have a number of bases in Newfoundland.