Canadians love affair with Obama may be short lived

Like many other countries around the world, the popularity of Barack Obama is greater in Canada than in the red counties in the United States. Last July, an Environics poll found that 69% of Canadians surveyed wanted Obama to win the American presidency compared to 15% who favoured John McCain. In an Ekos survey taken the month before the US election, the numbers dropped slightly to 64% for Obama while 17% of Canadians polled preferred McCain. Another summer poll showed that more Canadians preferred Barack Obama to any current Canadian political leader. Twenty-six per cent of respondents preferred Obama compared to Prime Minister Stephen Harper who came in second at 21%. If there is any surprise in all this it is that Barack Obama’s numbers are not higher than they are.