Poll: Georgians prefer McCain to Obama

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- More Georgians say they would prefer John McCain elected U.S. president over Barack Obama but a majority expressed no preference, a Gallup poll indicated.

Twenty-three percent of respondents in the troubled European country preferred McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate, while 15 percent favored Obama, his likely Democratic challenger, a Gallup poll released Thursday indicated. However, 57 percent said they didn't know who they supported.

Pollsters surveyed Georgians in June before their country's confrontation with Russia, the Princeton, N.J., polling agency indicated.

The finding that Georgians are more likely to prefer McCain rather Obama is in contrast of what Gallup Polls have found in other global polls. In the United Kingdom, France and Germany, strong majorities prefer Obama to McCain, Gallup said.

Gallup is polling citizens in more than 70 countries, seeking their views on the U.S. election.

Results are based on face-to-face interviews in June with 1,080 adults, aged 15 and older. For security reasons, Gallup didn't poll in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another breakaway province. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.