October 31, 2008
Matthew Collin posts this amusing photo (by Ana Iaseshvili) from Tbilisi which shows “Georgia's new Minister for Refugees making his preferences clear” in relation to the upcoming US presidential elections. While most people outside the US would prefer Barak Obama’s victory on 4 November, in G...
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Outside the US, public opinion surveys suggest that most people would prefer a Barack Obama victory in the American presidential election. But Georgia is different - and it's not just because of John McCain's remarkable display of traditional dancing skills and wine-bibbing prowess when he visited t...
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Ahead of next week's presidential election in the United States, This Is Tbilisi Calling says that while most people would prefer a Obama victory, Georgia is firmly behind McCain and posts a photograph of the country's Minister for Refugees to prove it. ...
go to article »October 29, 2008
Barack Obama is within striking distance of winning deep red Georgia next Tuesday. The latest poll out of Georgia shows a statistical tie. If McCain loses Georgia he will lose it as part of a larger national Barack Obama landslide. Down ballot the Georgia Senate race is heating up. Democrat Jim Mar...
go to article »October 26, 2008
A latest look at where the states stand, with Keith Olbermann and Chuck Todd: And meanwhile, Obama has overtaken McCain in Georgia. Yes, Georgia. ...
go to article »October 24, 2008
So here's something that we are a little puzzled about. The Economist is undertaking a poll to see which American Presidential candidate is favored by the world. In a very blue worldwide map, rooting for Obama, two noticeable yellowish spots, Macedonia and Georgia. McCain, of course, is popular in G...
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Social Science in the Caucasus examines the findings of a poll for The Economist which indicates that support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain is stronger than for his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, in the Republic of Georgia. With the poll also showing that support for Obama is st...
go to article »October 15, 2008
TBILISI, Georgia -- The Economist has an entirely unscientific look at a world election between McCain and Obama. Georgia and Macedonia are squarely for McCain, but not any other country. Many Georgians have asked me who I think will win the election. The ones I've spoken with seem fairly evenl...
go to article »October 14, 2008
October 3, 2008
Europe’s response to Russia’s invasion of Georgia was very moderate. The U.S. called for political isolation, Nicholas Sarkozy went to Moscow as head of a European delegation. The U.S. wanted Russia to withdraw immediately, while Europe was satisfied with one or even two months later. Th...
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