President Barack Obama's campaign may well be in trouble in the United States, but he still is adored by many foreigners. The mainstream media want us to know that and today's Chicago Tribune print edition carries two separate pieces to emphasize it. One, appearing on page 3, is "The American way, seen through English eyes," an interview with a British reporter covering the election from Chicago. Asked who Brits favor, Laura Harding replies:
It's probably a pretty safe bet to say that we're much keener on Obama than on Romney, just because he seems far more in line with general British politics than Romney. Things like Obamacare are very much in line with the kind of health care system we have in the U.K.