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Recently, a CNN/Research Opinion Corporation poll has shown that presumed Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has the edge over presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona. Another newly released poll has also shown favor to Obama.

Recently, there was a new poll conducted by Pew Research that brings good news to Obama. It shows that Obama as US President will change the image of the United States abroad into something “positive.” This poll has been conducted on an international level with participants from twenty-four countries. However, that is just twenty-four countries so far.

But people in these countries feel that Obama will make the US image on an international basis more positive. They think that Obama instead of McCain will do the “right thing.” In those countries, McCain ranks lower than Obama. On an international scale, Obama leads over McCain. Here in the United States, where it counts, Obama and McCain are deadlocked with each other.

Obama holds an edge over McCain in Europe and Australia. In those countries, Obama has a 51 percent lead.

However, countries within Northern Africa and the Middle East felt differently. Those in those areas that participated in the poll say that the US foreign policy will become much worse than the current one.

In one part of the world many feel Obama will improve the US image abroad and in another part of the world many feel he or McCain will make the US image even worse.

Recently, Obama did make a comment that brought forth backlash from the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. But, foreign policy will be a major issue in the debates between Obama and McCain.