A new poll of 29 countries by the Economist and GlobeScan finds that Kamala Harris is a more preferred candidate than Donald Trump by 12 percentage points, with a predictably strong showing for the Democratic nominee in Europe and rich countries such as Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Trump is more preferred in countries such as India, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Vietnam.
The polling matches some surprising findings from my recent FP Live series “America Votes: What It Means for the World.” (These videos are free for all to view.) In conversations with 10 regional experts, I found that Trump’s so-called transactional approach is more popular than we might imagine. Many countries in Africa and Asia are tired of being lectured about human rights and democracy. What they want is a world in which business deals matter more than self-professed values.
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