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2008-02-22 Home Front: Politix

Senator Barack Obama won his 11th straight nominating contest on Thursday, carrying the Democrats Abroad global primary by a 2-to-1 margin over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and prevailing among American expatriates in every region of the world.

The results represented thousands of ballots submitted from Americans in 164 countries and territories from Feb. 5 to 12. The overseas Democrats were allocating a small number of delegates 4.5 on Thursday, under a proportional system that allotted 2.5 to Obama and 2 to Clinton. A further 2.5 will be determined at a Democrats Abroad convention on April 12 in Vancouver, Canada. The group also holds 4 superdelegate votes, for a total of 11 votes at the national convention in late August in Denver.

Posted by Fred 2008-02-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 I still have this itchy feeling on my arse that I get whenever Hildabeast is about to pull a good one.
I suspect they are going to ram her down their throats at the very end with this superdelagate system of theirs.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-02-22 08:14|| 2008-02-22 08:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Because nothing screams "democracy" like unelected, elite "superdelegates."

Posted by eLarson 2008-02-22 08:16|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2008-02-22 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Hillary choice, if she has one at all, is between losing gracefully and winning ugly. I think we all know which she will choose.

Posted by Formerly Dan 2008-02-22 08:49|| 2008-02-22 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 I think he won my eight year old nieces class primary. Does he get their delegates? I hope he has ice cream...

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-22 09:03|| 2008-02-22 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm starting to think that hillarity! is in such a spot that if she doesn't play her cards right she could lose her senate seat. I would not be surprised if she does a strategic withdrawl.

Murine Alert! npr the other week had a q&a session and what was posed, "Is the democrat election process democratic?"
IMO, no and it does not have to be - its their party and they can try like they want to. There is a board of trustees (the super d's) who selects the candidate after gaging the popular response after the regular delegates are selected by a dubious caucus system.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-02-22 12:51|| 2008-02-22 12:51|| Front Page Top

#6 I read on Drudge where the Secret Service dropped checking for firearms and weapons at BOs speech to facilitate people getting in. Although that doesn't sound like the Secret Service it could have happened. Look out BO, Hildebeast has got you in her sights if the Democratic process doesn't work out the way she thinks it should. She might exercise the Ft. Marcy Park option.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-02-22 17:16|| 2008-02-22 17:16|| Front Page Top

#7 CNN > WOLF BLITZER'S SITUATION ROOM > Guest Pert PAUL BURKA + the TEXAS STATE REPUBLIC'S "TEX-MEX" METHOD OF SELECTING DELEGATES - even iff OBAMA wins TEXAS, it may still be possible for HILLARY to achieve enuff Texas delegates [includ SUPERS] TO GIVE OBAMA REAL TROUBLE AT THE DEM CONVENTION???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-02-22 23:52|| 2008-02-22 23:52|| Front Page Top

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