I beiieve Obama's visit to Europe is quite an event. Now I don't think there has been any recent US Presidential candidate coming to Europe before the elections. To me, this has, clearly, two positive consequences. First of all, on the european side, this means a change towards the US and its allies, at least on paper, and, for sure, puts him on the "good" side of the board, in a commonly quite hostile basin, as generally the US are perceived here. If on one hand, this visit tickles the European leaders' pride, on the other, I believe this is an electoral move. If there is one thing that is certain among Americans is the sense of insecurity they feel when they are abroad. This has been more accentuated thru the Bush administration.
Obama is loosing consensus in the US. Recent polls give Mccain much closer to the Democratic candidate. As everybody knows, Bush arrival was not really embraced in Europe. This is in stark contrast with how Obama has been welcomed. At home, I am pretty sure, this has some effect. Will it make any difference in November ? I doubt it, but I think it is a good move to give some momentum to a stagnant campaign.
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