Americas choice 2012 international reaction
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Good evening everyone. After 18 months of campaigning -- or five years if you're Mitt Romney -- and roughly $6 billion, U.S. President Barack Obama is in a virtual dead heat with his Republican challenger. As the results roll in, we'll be pulling in reaction from people the world over. -
Why not start things off with a video? For months we've been asking people around the world to tell the U.S. candidates what they want, and we've compiled the best answers into this Open Mic: on.cnn.com
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by Gideon Rachman via twitter 11/7/2012 12:42:48 AMUS Embassy party in London have laid on Elvis impersonator. Slightly odd -
On second thought, maybe we're glad we didn't get invited the Embassy party after all. If you're bored/sad because you too weren't invited to a party, feel free to waste time "determining" the election outcome on our electoral map.
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by ghoshworld via twitter 11/7/2012 12:49:51 AMI flirted with the idea of a drinking game around the phrase "too close to call." Already, I'm glad I didn't pursue that. -
by CNNprUK via twitter 11/7/2012 12:56:32 AM
The American-style diner at the #CNNElection party in #London. #USELECTION pbs.twimg.com
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Four years ago CNN beamed in that guy from the Black Eyed Peas by hologram ... this year we've taken it up a notch by taking over the Empire State Building, and we've got the Storify to prove it. Credit: Nikki M. Mascali via instagram.com
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Howdy! Hilary Whiteman here in Hong Kong, helping out Nick Thompson who's on the red-eye shift in London. Here's a pic from CNN's Ramy Inocencio of volunteers at the AmCham viewing party in HK.
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How's your Mandarin? The U.S. isn't the only country in transition this week -- ahead of China's political transition, the state-controlled Global Times in Beijing has just published this editorial:
Populism taking over the world, China should stay on its road
"Obama or Romney, no matter who wins the election, neither one of them will bring fundamental changes to the country’s domestic or international policy. Problems will remain unsolved, and no one seems to care about it during this election." Read the full article here: bit.ly -
by luten via twitter 11/7/2012 1:23:52 AMRT @JustineLavaworm: For those saying "if Obama wins I'm going to Australia" our PM is a single atheist woman & we have universal health care & mandatory voting. -
by amandahoh via twitter 11/7/2012 1:25:03 AM
Filing video from Sydney Uni's Manning Bar where hundreds have turned out for an election party #USAVotes #uselection pbs.twimg.com
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by dylanreynolds via twitter 11/7/2012 1:26:31 AMNo matter who wins, the special relationship between US and UK will remain, Ambassador Louis B. Susman tells party at embassy in London. -
Making me hungry. Why don't we have these in HK? A cookie from the CNN newsroom in Atlanta. Thanks Nick Scott via Madison Park
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It may be late in the U.S. but it’s around midday in Australia. Obviously not too early for a drink. This from an American in Sydney: “I am going to go home and get drunk either way. I could be celebrating or trying to kill the pain. Meanwhile I need a drink to settle my nerves.”
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This is the first time my girls are excited to watch CNN.....election night with the family
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by Charity McDaniel via twitter 11/7/2012 1:37:54 AMRT @ashlyn_smith5: So happy that there isn't another election for 4 years! These tweets, Instagram pictures & Facebook statuses are about to do me in! -
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by Aiannucci via twitter 11/7/2012 1:42:48 AMWouldn't it be lovely if Romney got 47%? -
Speaking of numbers, what happens if the election ends up as a tie in the Electoral College? And why is the election on a Tuesday? CNN presents a voter's guide to such perpetually confounding riddles. Read more on CNN.com.
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by tonyessalih via twitter 11/7/2012 1:51:38 AMRT @prchovanec: With 0% counted, I'm projecting China for Xi Jinping -
We're also monitoring reaction in China. This from Weibo, China's version of Twitter... LefengwangXiaopeng “Now I understand why the elites care so much about US election. Because they’re either 'American' themselves or relatives to 'American citizens' [indicating many have changed their nationality and registered for US citizenship]. And some of them are even preparing for the upcoming congress!
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iReporter USALONDON may be across the pond in London but is not letting that get in the way of keeping up with the election results.
“As American expat absentee voters, we wanted to take part in the election from abroad. We need to stay up all night to watch the results, so why not throw a party to keep the American spirit alive in London?” said USALONDON.
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by RichardBuangan via twitter 11/7/2012 1:56:54 AMU.S. Election #1 trend now on China's popular Sina Weibo even though censors restrict Chinese media reporting -
From Zhang Xin Chairman of SOHO China, the largest real estate developer in Beijing on Weibo: "Although Obama ended the Iraq War, killed Bin Laden, passed the medical insurance bill, but now the Americans only care about 'Jobs, Jobs and Jobs.' Who creates more jobs wins the election."
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Another big name from China reacts -- investor Charles Xue:“My friend asking for my projection, I said no matter who wins, it doesn’t affect ordinary citizens’ lives. … The disadvantage of democracy is that a talent can work in White House 8 years only, the merit of democracy is that it’s 8 years at most for an awful president too."
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by Harry Reekie via twitter 11/7/2012 2:09:40 AM
If there's a better way of watching the US Presidential election than room service in Russia then I'd like to know it. pbs.twimg.com
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The presidency isn’t the only thing up for grabs tonight -- we’re now projecting that Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives.
Remember to check out all the other latest results on CNN’s election live blog. -
by DayneB via twitter 11/7/2012 2:14:41 AMHow can America put cameras on Mars but still have people waiting 4 hours to vote???!!! #USElection -
And now off to India… Zahir Janmohamed writes an op ed in The Hindu Times The lost audacity of hope : “In 2008, as news of Obama’s win spread, racial tensions seemed as distant as that momentous night. But now, the magic is gone…”
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by Paul Waugh via twitter 11/7/2012 2:30:37 AMBBC, naturally cautious, now catching up with US networks/newspapers which have called Pennsylvania for Obama. -
iReporter Peter Fitzpatrick shot this video at a CNN Election night (or early morning) watch party in Copenhagen, Denmark. “The interest in the election is huge! I heard people on the metro speaking about staying awake all night to see the results. It will be 5 in the morning in Denmark when the final results should arrive, and still people are going to stay awake.”
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Video: Mark Preston breaks down the votes that will keep the House in Republican hands for another two years. Watch here: on.cnn.com
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by Twheat via twitter 11/7/2012 2:44:42 AM"Florida, Florida, Florida, can you believe what's going on in Florida?" - Wolf Blitzer, just now. #cnnelection -
Hooray for Tom Foreman! For those who’d fail a snap quiz on the Electoral College, one of CNN’s resident experts explains all. VIDEO: Explaining the Electoral College
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by anupkaphle via twitter 11/7/2012 2:49:54 AMSo Romney lost both the states he and his father were governors of? That'd have never happened if his last name was Gandhi. -
by Piers Morgan via twitter 11/7/2012 2:51:32 AMNever mind Richard Mourdock - you losing tonight is just something God intended to happen. #Election #Senate -
From China.. there’s a story on Caijing.com.cnn with the headline “7 hours waiting in line, citizens condemn the polling as a shame.”
It provoked this comment on Weibo: @JXTV_LiuGuanLin @JXTV_LiuGuanLin: "You feel shame for 7 hours waiting? We have been waiting for more than 60 years." -
Photo credit: S.S Mirza/AFP/Getty Images
“What Pakistan has to say about the U.S. polls”
A feature on the English-language Pakistani news site Dawn.com discusses the country’s “turbulent relationship” with America, and quotes Huma Yusuf as saying that regardless of the election’s winner, drone strikes in Pakistan will remain a contentious issue. Read the full article here: bit.ly -
by zakcreative via twitter 11/7/2012 3:03:02 AMHmm how many #USelection-related posts can I "Like" on Fb in one night..? Answer: Lots, apparently. -
by jenanmoussa via twitter 11/7/2012 3:03:50 AMAs lebanese I find it disappointing no #USelection candidates offered tanks of petrol or kilos of rice 2 voters as is common in my country. -
by jenanmoussa via twitter 11/7/2012 3:03:58 AMOne candidate once paved the road of my village 2 days before elections. He still lost. #Lebanondemocracy vs #USAElections
