Campaign: Obama-mania goes overseas

Written by Talia on July 16, 2008 – 4:00 am -

Description: Presumptive U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama will be traveling to Europe and the Middle East later this week to meet with opinion leaders and supporters. Most importantly Obama will be rallying Democrats living overseas. Nearly six million American expatriates living in over 90 countries are eligible to vote in the November election, according to the Associated Press. Obamaholics worldwide are taking the opportunity to get out the vote for their man.

Tools Being Used: Facebook, social networks

What Are They Doing: Democrats Abroad is the official Democratic Party organization for the millions of Americans living outside the United States. They are using their Facebook page to inform supporters about the latest political news and reminders about registering to vote. American expatriates for Obama in Jordan and France have set up Meetup pages to remind supporters about upcoming Obama meetings.

“As an American it really warms my heart to see the support for Obama across the world. He is a once in a lifetime leader!” said Jason Bell on the Hong Kong for Obama Facebook page.


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3 Responses to “Campaign: Obama-mania goes overseas”

  1. By redjade on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply

    don’t forget Hungary! :-)
    http://hungaryforobama.org

    BTW, Barack means Peach in Hungarian.

    also, listen to Hungarians speak out for Barack
    http://lmv.hu/node/2787

  2. By Will H. on Jul 18, 2008 | Reply

    What sucks about his attendance abroad is that he is neglecting a key Presidential forum on disabilities to happen on July 26, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. His campaign failed to appear at the last disabilities forum in November 2007 and this one is especially important because it coincides with the 18th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    The sacrifices we all make…

    Visit http://jfactivist.typepad.com/jfactivist/2008/07/mccain-confirme.html for more information.

    Thanks,
    Will H.
    United Cerebral Palsy

  3. By Will H. on Jul 18, 2008 | Reply

    Oh yeah,

    McCain’s campaign committed to participated via satellite video feed. Can Obama do the same?

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