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# Obama wins... New Zealand
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/obama-wins-new-zealand/
- Published: 2008-05-12T11:05:30.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:40:26.000Z
- Author: Tan Copsey
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:41

Forget Kentucky, Oregon and West Virginia. Say goodbye to primaries in Puerto Rico. A new poll has revealed that [47 per cent of New Zealand](http://www.theworldwantsobama.org/2008/05/kiwis-prefer-obama-in-poll.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) wants Obama! OK, the support of my countrymen and women is unlikely to shift those last few super-delegates Barack’s way. Still, it is oddly indicative of how popular he is around the world. He easily won the Democrats abroad caucus and his candidacy has inspired global excitement – from [hard-steppin’ reggae](http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/58261/out-of-africa-barack-obama-in-pan-african-music/?ref=opendemocracy.net) to my quiet street in sunny north-London, where a number of houses are decorated with Obama 08 posters.

Of course, were global popularity to mean anything, I have a funny feeling that the US would have a different President right now. Doesn’t stop us singing though - altogether now – "[we need Barack…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtX8HF6yHc&ref=opendemocracy.net)".