What do you think, World?

Fair enough, the presidential election is held in the US. And I'll admit, only Americans can vote. But foreigners' perceptions of our candidates says a lot about what kind of country the US will be seen as with that person at the helm.

Asked in which candidate they have more confidence, well-informed respondents in 22 countries plus the United States responded like this:

(click on the image to view a bigger version)

This is striking, and says a lot about how other countries will relate to the US were Senator Obama to become president.