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Poll: Europe Dislikes Romney

INTERNATIONAL POLL

Only one in 20 like the GOP nominee.

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It's a good thing Mitt Romney's not running for office in Europe. Only roughly five percent of British, French, and German citizens have a favorable view of the GOP nominee, according to a YouGov poll released Tuesday. The poll surveyed more than 12,000 people in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, and China. Romney was on slightly better footing in Pakistan, where 13 percent of respondents said his election would make them more favorable towards the U.S. The poll was released just a few months after Romney's gaffe-filled trip abroad where he publicly questioned London's readiness for the Olympics.

Read it at The Guardian