Slog - Comments on Obama's World-wide Win http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win The final results from the omnibus world primary, Democrats Abroad: Obama is in green, Clinton is in blue. While a big win for Obama, the enterprising contributor at the website OpenLeft who compiled these numbers noted Hillary running up some fantastic margins in the Dominican Republic and Israel, and winning convincingly in Somalia. Also, apparently Antarctica is totally an Obama stronghold. Delegates are won from Democrats Abroad in .5 increments, meaning Obama was awarded 2.5 of the possible 4.5 delegates up for grabs. For those wondering what this is all about, The New Republic did a pretty definitive article on... Copyright 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:00:39 -0800 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:47:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf They actually have seven delegates up for grabs (14 half-delegates). The rest will be assigned at some kind of convention later on. I don't know any more than that. They have eight half-superdelegates, too, or four total. Good luck finding out who they are or who if anyone they support.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945681 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:44:36 -0800 Comment by Cow Cheers to the 141 of us -- 108 for Obama, 32 for Hillary, and 1 for Biden -- who voted at the Wolf and Hound pub here in Vancouver.

More election precincts should sell beer.

]]> Cow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945690 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945690 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:49:11 -0800 Comment by Cow @1: There's regional conventions--the Americas one is in Vancouver, and there's an Asia/Pacific one as well--and then there's a worldwide Democrats Abroad convention, which (if I remember correctly) is also held in Vancouver this April.

]]> Cow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945693 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:50:21 -0800 Comment by axm Yeah, except for the (I'm assuming) Canadian guy who walked up in the middle of Obama's speech at the Wolf and Hound and loudly announced that this was the most Americans he'd seen in one place since he'd been in Seattle. But yeah...beer and voting is my new must have.

@3: Do you know when/where that's going to be? Or at least where that info will be posted?

]]> axm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945727 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945727 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:07:01 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Sweet!

I was worried about Antarctica, but luckily, penguins can't vote even if they're born there.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945751 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945751 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:25:58 -0800 Comment by joe perez Clearly the penguins were attracted to Barack's message of transcending black and white.

]]> joe perez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945760 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945760 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:33:31 -0800 Comment by cubra Mali and Nigeria know where their bread is buttered.

]]> cubra http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945777 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:48:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Ah, so it's the swing penguin vote.

What about the Puffins - who did they choose?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945820 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945820 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:20:07 -0800 Comment by A in NC Bet Antarctica is for Obama because everyone down there is an academic. We eggheads just lurv the guy.

]]> A in NC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945904 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:32:26 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Libya is Hillary Country!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945993 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/obamas_worldwide_win#c945993 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:47:09 -0800