WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2008
Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Global Primary
Illinois Senator Got 65 Percent Of 22K Ballots By Internet, Mail And In Person From 165 Countries
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The Illinois senator won the primary in which Democrats living in other countries voted by Internet, mail and in person, according to results released by the Democrats Abroad, an organization sanctioned by the national party.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has not won a nominating contest since Super Tuesday, more than two weeks ago.
More than 20,000 U.S. citizens living abroad voted in the primary, which ran from Feb. 5 to Feb. 12. Obama won about 65 percent of the vote, according to the results released Thursday.
Voters living in 164 countries cast votes online, while expatriates voted in person in more than 30 countries, at hotels in Australia and Costa Rica, at a pub in Ireland and at a Starbucks in Thailand. The results took about a week to tabulate as local committees around the globe gathered ballots.
"This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate," said Christine Schon Marques, the international chair of Democrats Abroad.
There is no comparable primary among Republicans, though the GOP has several contests this weekend in U.S. territories, including party caucuses in Puerto Rico Sunday.
The Democrats Abroad controls seven pledged delegates at the party's national convention this summer. However, the group's system of dividing the delegates is unique, and could create an anomaly in which Obama and Clinton end up with fractions of delegates.
The party will send 14 pledged delegates to the convention, each with a half vote. The primary was used to determine nine people, or the equivalent of 4.5 delegates. Obama won 2.5 and Clinton won two, according to Schon Marques.
The Democrats Abroad will hold a global convention in Vancouver, Canada, in April to select the other five people who will attend the convention. They will represent the remaining 2.5 votes.
The system creates the possibility that Obama and Clinton could each end up with an extra half vote at the convention, Schon Marques said.
Democratic parties in U.S. territories use similar systems, in which they send twice the number of delegates, giving them each a half vote. But their systems are designed to ensure that that candidates do not end up with fractions of delegates.
Heading into the Democrats Abroad primary, Obama led with 1,351 delegates, and Clinton had 1,262.
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See all 32 CommentsHahahaha! Obama''s experience...go watch it!
YY He was not only married at the time, he already had a daughter I believe, AND he was an Illinois State Representative! ...
Posted by longfella1 at 05:40 PM : Feb 21, 2008
-We saw the whole silly smelly smearing attempt... it was disgusting this slimy thing Sinclair, uttering things that looked like he was under sedation... he''s a sub-human. And you want us to believe such a slimy creature? Yuk Yuk Yuk!
Who else offers the opportunity for change?
More of the same from the Clinton Twins and McCain, I don''t think so.
Vote against politics as usual.
Vote against the status quo.
Vote against divisive partisan politics.
Vote against arrogance, ineptness, and corruption.
Vote against members of Washington''s "good ole boys"
club.
Vote for change.
Vote for Obama.
I am.
72 year old white male, veteran, who has seen it all, and am tired of it.
Not a chance can I morally support Hillary. I might have been able to get over her disgusting vote on Iraq but she didn''t learn and then voted for the Iran Resolution. To think that they are a threat to us is so incredibly rediculous it makes me sick. I am tired of fighting bogus wars.
"The president who came to office with the most glittering array of experiences had served 10 years in the House of Representatives, then became minister to Russia, then served 10 years in the Senate, then four years as secretary of state (during a war that enlarged the nation by 33 percent), then was minister to Britain. Then, in 1856, James Buchanan was elected president and in just one term secured a strong claim to being ranked as America''''''''s worst president. Abraham Lincoln, the inexperienced former one-term congressman, had an easy act to follow. "
Here''s why: http://www.trueobamafacts.com/
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"The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive."
"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision."
"A great leader''s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position."
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things."
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves."
"I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together."
"There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands."
"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"
We need a fresh and bold approach to America and the World.
If OBAMA becomes a cracker jack like The Clinton and The Bushes we will vote his A$$ out too.
For now I will vote for OBAMA
"BAMPOT"
A PERSON WHO TALK''S ROT.
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I seem to recall another Illinois legislator whose lack of legislative experience and failed businesses made Obama look polished. Abraham Lincoln became one of the great American Presidents, despite his shortcomings and his previous failures. But he was also a great orator, and a statesman who could bring people together. It was he who insisted that the South should not be harshly punished after their loss. Obama may not be another Lincoln...but if your standards had been applied then, we wouldn''t have had the first one. Experience isn''t everything. And sometimes it''s a barrier to needed change. When 75% of Americans feel that our country is headed in the wrong direction, candidates that represent the status quo can''t inspire the hope and confidence we seek. Obama can.
the reality is that about half of us want hillary and half want barack.
we all want what is best for the country, right?
we all want change from the bush presidency, but also stability in a time of war. hillary is the best choice for the middle of the road. mccain is too right, barack too left. we need balance, not extremism.
If the Republicans are as smart as you claim they are they won''t run a swift boat campaign like Hillary did, they''ll tell the voters what they intend to do without all the sound bites and platitudes.
It''s funny how you initially cast Obama as an empty suit with no specific plans and now you cast him as wanting to turn the country into socialism central. By the time you make up your mind why you don''t like him(which we already know why) it will be too late to make your own case to the voters.
Talk is cheap and your name calling and boasting is not particularly impressive. Forgive me us if were not shaking in our boots.
It''s not about qualifications oe experience because there are no qualifications or experiences that have proven to lead to Presidential success.
What has set great Presidents throughout history apart from the also rans has been intelligent judgement and problem-solving, the ability to lead and manage others, and the ethics and character to lead people in the right direction.
Obama has demonstrated ability in all these areas while Clinton, & McCain have all made disastrous judgements, have terribly mismanaged their own campaign operations( and in Hilary''s case the healthcare task force), and have been drawn by their ethics to lead the public in the wrong direction on more than one occasion.
The oratory and ability to inspire that Obama possesses is the icing on the cake that will allow him to rally the public and to rebuild America''s image in the world.
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