{"id":15724,"date":"2013-06-18T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/in-germany-they-still-love-obama\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:30:38","slug":"in-germany-they-still-love-obama","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/06\/18\/in-germany-they-still-love-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"In Germany, they still love Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Wednesday, Barack Obama returns to Berlin, home to one of the more dramatic moments from his first presidential campaign. In July 2008, speaking beneath the city\u2019s 200-foot-tall Victory Column, Obama pledged to heal the transatlantic divisions<\/a> that had erupted during then-President George W. Bush\u2019s time in office. \u201cThe walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic,\u201d said the Democratic presidential hopeful, \u201ccannot stand.\u201d The 200,000 strong crowd received the candidate\u2019s message of change with enthusiasm that day, and in the years since, Germans haven\u2019t changed their minds about Obama.<\/p>\n\n

Today, according to new Pew Research Center data not yet released in a report, 88% of Germans say they have confidence in Obama to do the right thing in world affairs. \u00a0In stark contrast, just 14% had confidence in Bush during his last year in office.\u00a0Across Europe, Obama has received more favorable reviews than Bush, but the gap between the two American leaders has been especially wide among Germans. And while Obama\u2019s ratings have slipped a bit over time in countries such as Britain, Spain and Poland, they\u2019ve remained relatively steady in Germany, with roughly nine-in-ten consistently expressing a positive view of Obama since he took office in 2009.<\/p>\n\n

In many nations, Obama is more popular than his foreign policy, but this is not the case in Germany, where 88% approve of Obama\u2019s overall international policies. Obama has received high marks for his handling of global economic problems, removing combat forces from Iraq, and his administration\u2019s anti-terrorism policies. Moreover, his popularity has clearly benefited America\u2019s image. After he took office, the percentage of Germans with a favorable view of the U.S. more than doubled, jumping from 31% in 2008 to 64% a year later. Today, America\u2019s ratings have ebbed a bit, although they are still on balance positive, with 53% expressing a favorable opinion of the U.S. in the new poll, while just 40% offer a negative view.<\/p>\n\n

Even though Obama remains popular, he has disappointed the German public on certain issues. A 2012 Pew Research poll<\/a> revealed that Obama has not been as multilateralist as Germans had hoped, and they do not think he has done enough on climate change. And it\u2019s worth noting that our survey was conducted before the recent revelations about the NSA\u2019s surveillance programs, which according to some commentators<\/a>, have generated strong opposition in Germany. But previous disappointments didn\u2019t put much of a dent in the president\u2019s overall image. Germany remains one country where some vestiges of the old \u201cObamamania\u201d from 2008 endure \u2013 even more so, than in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n

Here are more detailed results and survey methodology<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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