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that his or her supporters can gather and discuss their candidate's strengths and weaknesses. Caucusgoers who are unsure of their choice can move from room to room to hear about multiple candidates. Straw polls may be taken during the process. Eventually, all the caucusgoers meet in a plenary session and representatives from each room give a short presentation on why his or her candidate should be the
Democratic nominee. Then a vote is taken. If some candidates' support is below a certain threshold, that candidate is eliminated and everyone is given the opportunity to switch support. Then a final vote is taken and the number of delegates for each candidate is determined, proportional to his or her share of the vote. The final step consists of the actual election of the delegates pledged to each candidate.
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563:, Democrats Abroad held its second-ever global primary to choose the Democratic nominee for President. The 2012 Democrats Abroad Global Primary, held from May 1–6, 2012, allowed for in-person voting at more than 90 Voting Centers open in 33 countries around the world, as well as absentee voting via email, fax, and post. Incumbent U.S. president
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These results determined the allocation of 4.5 delegate votes at the
Democratic National Convention. Senator Obama won 3 delegate votes, and Senator Clinton 1.5 delegate votes. A further 2.5 votes were determined at the Democrats Abroad Global Convention in April. In addition, Democrats Abroad held 4
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The worldwide election results determined the 14 delegates who joined eight DNC members in
Democrats Abroad's delegation of 22 to the Democratic National Convention. These delegates were elected at a combination of regional and global meetings held during early 2008. These meetings also provided an
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Democratic National Convention via a caucus system, similar to the Iowa caucuses. Caucuses are different from primaries. In the latter, people show up, vote, and go home. In a caucus, different areas or rooms are available for each candidate so
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Democrats Abroad Delegate Selection Plan, the results of the worldwide primary were applied to the regional caucuses once the allocation of delegates from each caucus was made. The results allocated 6 delegates to be elected from the Europe-Middle East-Africa Regional Caucus, 2 from the
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Additional votes were held to fill delegate, alternate, page, and standing-committee positions held during the
Democrats Abroad Global Convention in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from May 18–20, 2012. The delegation to the Democratic National Convention included the 11 delegates selected in the Global
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Local caucuses were held
February 6–9, 2004 and country caucuses February 20–23, 2004. At these caucuses delegates to the regional and world caucuses were elected according to the process discussed above. The regional and world Democrats Abroad caucuses were held back-to-back in
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was unopposed in the Global
Primary, but the worldwide Global Primary results helped to choose 11 of Democrats Abroad's 25 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention as well as established the weighting for subsequent votes at the Democrats Abroad Global Convention.
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25 delegates, including 8 superdelegates, represented
Democrats Abroad at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Sept. 3-6, 2012. Democrats Abroad is the official arm of the Democratic Party for Americans living outside the United States.
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Democrats Abroad Global Primary took place from February 5–12, 2008. Democrats Abroad Regional Caucuses for Europe-Middle East-Africa took place in Brussels on March 15, 2008, and for the Americas and Asia-Pacific in Vancouver, Canada, on April 11, 2008.
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On February 21, 2008, Democrats Abroad announced that Senator Barack Obama won the organization's Global Primary. The results were certified by the international chair Christine Marques in Geneva, Switzerland.
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FobbsMarch 25, Angela; Director, 2024 DA Global Communications; Chair, Global Womens Caucus Steering Team; Germany DPCA Voting Rep; Germany Advertising Coordinator; Wiesbaden-Mainz Region Chapter.
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On May 28, 2012, Democrats Abroad released the full list of delegates elected in the organization's Global Primary. The results were certified by the international chair, Ken Sherman.
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Primary, 4 more delegates and 1 alternate selected at the Democrats Abroad Global Convention, Democrats Abroad's 8 DNC members, 3 Standing Committee members, and 1 page.
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There were 4 delegates for Obama and 2 for Clinton from Europe-Middle East-Africa; 1 each for Obama and Clinton from the Americas; and 1 for Obama from Asia-Pacific.
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The Democratic global primary allowed for voting by Internet, fax, and post. Traditional drop-in voting centers were also open in more than 30 countries worldwide.
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won the 1992 Democrats Abroad presidential caucus with 37% of the vote. Bill Clinton came in second-place with 27% of the vote.
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on March 12. After Biden's withdrawal from the election on June 21, the delegates voted unanimously for Vice President
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had won all 13 delegates, receiving 80.1% of the vote, after having already secured enough delegates to win the
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1035:"The Modern History of the Democratic Presidential Primary, 1972-2008"
886:"Democrats Abroad Announces 2024 Global Presidential Primary Results"
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Upside Down and Inside Out: The 1992 Elections and American Politics
503:. With 57.9% of the vote, Sanders won 9 delegates, while 4 went to
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came in second with 30.89% and Jesse Jackson in third with 9.62%.
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The Life of the Parties: Activists in Presidential Politics
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Rapoport, Ronald; McGlennon, John (February 7, 1986).
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867:won the 1980 Democrats Abroad presidential caucus.
782:won the 1996 Democrats Abroad presidential caucus.
643:The results of the Global Primary were as follows:
27:voters. This primary is conducted as part of the
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1003:"Democrats Abroad Pick Dukakis in London Vote"
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736:22 delegates and two alternates went to the
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