In case you fell asleep while awaiting the results of the Democrats Abroad "Global Presidential Primary" election that closed on 12 February (it does take a while for volunteers who have day jobs to tabulate votes online, in person, by letter and by fax from Democrats in more than 160 countries), here it is from Yahoo/Associated Press:
Barack Obama won the Democrats Abroad global primary in results announced Thursday, giving him 11 straight victories in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. 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.
The breakdown was Obama 65.6% and Clinton 32.7%. According to an email from the Democrats Abroad press office, this means:
These results determine the allocation of 4.5 delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention. Senator Obama won 2.5 delegate votes, and Senator Clinton 2 delegate votes. A further 2.5 votes will be determined at the Democrats Abroad Global Convention in April. In addition, Democrats Abroad holds 4 superdelegate votes. A total of 22 delegates, each with a half vote, will attend the Convention.
Now, don't ask me why a 2-to-1 Obama-Clinton margin results in Him getting only 0.5 more delegates than Her. The entire US election process has become so super-complicated, what with super-delegates, half-votes, debates involving dozens of candidates starting a year and a half before the election, and costing in excess of $1 billion. But that will be the subject of a future post.
For now, I'm going to drink to Senator Obama's health, and celebrate his 11th straight victory.