Primary results from Turkey

Just 54 people voted in the Democratic primary in Turkey last Saturday, but thousands more voted around the world. Tonight I learned the Turkish results:

Obama: 60%

Clinton: 33%

I thought we’d learn the results for the global primary, but the election in London was held at a pub and I think they’re still trying to count the votes right.

I also learned that my picture made it onto a couple Turkish news sites and I was quoted in a story on the online version of Zaman.

6 comments ↓

#1 mark on 02.13.08 at 11:51 pm

“Başından beri Irak savaşını desteklemedi, onun yanlış olduğunu söyledi. Bu hoşuma gidiyor.”

That’s is so true. Now if only I knew what it meant.

#2 jgibbon on 02.15.08 at 5:55 pm

Hey Mark, what I said was, “From the beginning he didn’t support the Iraq War and said that it was wrong. I like that.”

And that’s a partial answer to your question of why Obama. You’re right, though, that on a lot of issues there isn’t much difference between Hillary and Barack. I would vote for Hillary if she becomes the Dem. candidate.

#3 mark on 02.15.08 at 7:15 pm

Thanks for the translation, I was too lazy to cut and paste into a translator and too proud to admit that I was not sure what language you were speaking.

#4 crystal on 02.17.08 at 4:46 pm

hi jim- yes i defintely know jeni and jimi; we were in malawi together one summer! hope your work is going well…

#5 jgibbon on 02.17.08 at 6:42 pm

That’s cool - I figured you all would know each other.

#6 laura on 02.18.08 at 4:44 am

I was asking Mom the other day…..’How did two Republicans raise 3 Democrats?’

She didn’t have an answer.

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