---
"title": "Obama’s Re-election Run: What Does the World Want?"
"description": "[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_01_title.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_01_title-png/)"
"date": "2012-09-18"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "No Author"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/"
"categories":
  - "Barack Obama"
  - "Election 2012"
  - "World Elections"
---

# Obama’s Re-election Run: What Does the World Want?

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_01_title.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_01_title-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_02_europe.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_02_europe-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_03_muslims.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_03_muslims-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_04_asia.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_04_asia-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_05_europe-bush.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_05_europe-bush-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_06_muslims-bush.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_06_muslims-bush-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_07_expectations.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_07_expectations-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_08_israel.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_08_israel-png/)

[![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2012/09/PRC_12.09.10_globalOpinionObama_09_database.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2012/09/18/obamas-re-election-run-what-does-the-world-want/prc_12-09-10_globalopinionobama_09_database-png/)