Anna Ershova asks her friends outside the United States - “the real outsiders” - who they'd vote for: “The vast majority of my Russian and Ukrainian friends and acquaintances — the younger crowd — would vote for Barack Obama if they could. But in general, the older Russians get, the more they like McCain.”
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This is such a cool perspective, getting the opinions on the US elections from outside the US. That’s what makes me love sites like Global Voices and Newsy.com.