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Most Russians Oblivious Of U.S. Election

September 09, 2004

(CPOD) Sept. 9, 2004 - A large number of adults in Russia are not concerned about the outcome of the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by GlobeScan and the CESSI Institute for Comparative Social Research for the Program on International Policy Attitudes. 41 per cent of respondents say the ballot makes no difference.

A third of all respondents is undecided, 20 per cent say they would like Democratic nominee John Kerry to win the election, while 10 per cent would keep Republican incumbent George W. Bush.

In March 2003, Russian president Vladimir Putin branded the U.S.-led coalition effort in Iraq as a "great political error." Putin ruled out the participation of Russian troops in the intervention without the consent of the United Nations (UN) Security Council.

Polling Data

In the upcoming United States presidential election, which candidate would you prefer to see win? Would that be George W. Bush of the Republican Party or John Kerry of the Democratic Party?

John Kerry (D)

20%

George W. Bush (R)

10%

No difference

41%

Don't know

30%

Source: GlobeScan / CESSI Institute for Comparative Social Research / Program on International Policy Attitudes
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews to 1,035 Russian adults, conducted from Jun. 12 to Jun. 22, 2004. Margins of error range from 2 to 5.5 per cent.

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