As far as I remember, the only coverage we used to get of American presidential elections up to 2000 was in July/August when there were the D/R conventions. Straw hats, zillions of flags and candidates kissing their wives and children... hardly did we know the process that had led them in this final stage.
This sort of superficial coverage is over now; it belongs to the past. Since the beginning of the last campaign (that is at least three year ago) every European knows about everything there is to know re. the caucuses, the delegates and super-delegates...
State by State we are entitled to learn how each candidate did perform, how many votes he/she has garnered, who's leading the pack, what are the chances left for each candidate etc.
I see three reasons for that overwhelming stream of information:
- Media globalisation on a scale unprecedented until now. But this isn't the main reason.
- Two unexpected candidates in the Democratic camp. A woman, a coloured man. But that isn't the main reason either.
- A world impatience to know who will get the world rid of one of the worst disastrous American President ever.
Even those among the American citizens who think the Euros despise them, should acknowledge that this world interest in the outcome of their presidential elections can be read as a sign of sympathy toward their country. Because, globally speaking, whoever is elected, that won't make any change in our everyday life. Except of course, if you're an Iranian ("Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran") used to hum McCain...)
On a side note, it will be hard for ill-informed Americans to maintain that Europeans know nothing about their political procedure.
And, in order to defuse any suspicion, I can' t see any specific complacency in the Euro media vis à vis one candidate over the others.
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