If the election was held today... in Britain...

UK Poll shows British pick Obama over McCain five-to-one...

Britain's daily, The Guardian, has published polling showing our British cousins prefer Democrat Barak Obama by nearly five-to-one:

Barack Obama is overwhelmingly Britain's choice to be the next US president, five times more popular than his Republican rival, John McCain, a Guardian/ICM poll shows today. Carried out ahead of the Democratic candidate's visit to Britain next week, the poll reveals that 53% feel certain he would make the best president, with only 11% favouring McCain; 36% declined to express an opinion.

The Guardian breaks down the demographics -- to the extent that they do break down, support for Obama is broad -- thusly:

The survey, carried out late last week, found that Obama's support is strongest among male voters - 57% of whom want him to be president. There are small regional variations in support: 50% back him in the south-east, against 57% in the north of England. But overall enthusiasm for an Obama presidency is solid across people of all ages and backgrounds. Unlike the US, there is no evidence of young Britons being keener on Obama than older people.