Princeton: International students weigh in on election

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Most foreign students support Kerry for president

With Election Day less than two weeks away, most Princeton students — including international students — have already decided how they intend to vote.

Despite having no actual say in the matter, most foreign citizens on campus hold strong opinions on the upcoming presidential election — and Sen. John Kerry has emerged as their overwhelming favorite.

"I don't know any international who would vote for Bush," said Nienke Boer '08, a South African.

U.S. foreign policy seems to be the biggest factor in these students' decisions.

"Kerry is someone who I'd be comfortable with on the world stage," said Ian Monk '05, an exchange student from Oxford University.

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Stephanie Crnkovic '08, a Zimbabwe native, took a more lighthearted view of the role she can play.

"Well, all the international students could always lock up one Bush supporter each on the day of the actual elections," she said. "Of course, we'd be deported for it, but still."

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