Nearly half of those in the BBC poll said that the election of Mr. Obama, an African-American, would “fundamentally change” their perceptions of the United States.

将近一半接受BBC调查的人们认为，非洲裔美国人奥巴马先生的当选将“根本上改变”他们对美国的的认知观念。

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What does a poll like this mean with more than 20 months to go to Election Day?

离选举日还有超过20个月，这样的调查能说明什么？

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This isn't my first election, but I haven't had the chance to vote in a poll since I was still at university, almost 10 years ago.

这并不是我的第一次选举，但是由于过去的10年我一直在大学读书，所以并没有机会参与选举。

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Though election officials are still working toward a November 29 poll, observers fear there is still too much work to be done and scrambling to make the deadline could result in a flawed vote.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Major rifts within the opposition have been cited as the biggest factor likely to thwart efforts by their leader Anwar Ibrahim to win control of government at the next election,due by 2013, although some analysts say a poll could be held as early as next year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

IFES's pre-election poll, no less than 84% of Indonesians thought the election would be fair.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia's presidential election: Now, at last, the voters are in charge | The

Those who said the country was headed on the right track were 46%, 10 points higher than any pre-election poll.

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The New York Times publishes a blog post that includes the results of an election poll arranged in descending order by percentage.

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