The 2012 Presidential campaign was no contest overseas.
US embassy figures report 100,000 US expatriates live in France, half of them in Paris
According to The Local - France's news in English patrons at Harry's Bar in Paris commented,
"If Romney wins, it's gonna be a disaster!" said retired neurosurgeon Jean-Marie Dessama.
Romney was widely derided by patrons, with some bashing him for "religious extremism" while others called his policies "inhumane" or "reactionary".
Obama may have won 50% of the electorate Tuesday night, but he won an overwhelming 78% across the Atlantic. President Barack Obama, reelected on November 6, has many friends in France – even on the far right! (Although it’s a running joke among Americans that a far right French politician falls dead center on an American spectrum.)
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