Obama with a large lead as polls open

[NJSecularist]

:)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/4/233222/4459/537/450004


JAKARTA (AFP) — US Democratic Party voters in Indonesia, where Barack Obama spent part of his childhood, handed him a win over Hillary Clinton in the first voting abroad on "Super Tuesday," party officials said.

Seventy-five percent of nearly 100 votes cast by expatriate Americans just past midnight (1700 GMT Monday) went to Obama and 25 percent went to Clinton, Democrats Abroad officials here said.

Registered Democrats in Indonesia's capital Jakarta were the first to vote in person on the day of the US mega-primary, which will select more than half the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

1. Favorite son congrats

[gasoline highway]

2. How many delegates is this worth? nt

[Tarc]

4. 11

[grantcart]

6. that would be all democrats abroad not just Indonesia

I think they are estimating about 5000 world wide

[grantcart]

5. world wide I think Democrats abroad has I think 7 altogether

so this would probably amount to 1/4 of one delegate lol

[grantcart]

3. Salamat Datang (Hello) Democrats in Indonesia and

Tremakasi (Thank you)

[meow mix]

7. sweet

thats good news to hear before bed!! now how to sleep...

[smalll]

8. Of COURSE he's going to sweep the "Democrats Abroad" primary -

That's the most upscale demographic of any of the primaries or caucuses, hands down. Latte Liberals love froth.

[Summerza]

9. You have got to be kidding me

Indonesia is where Obama grew up. And how many delegates is this worth? 1?

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

10. You know what they say...

As Jakarta goes, so goes the nation ;)