US elections

Sanders against Clinton: 9 to 4

Berlin is the meeting point of the “Democrats Abroad”. The foreign members of the Democratic party to determine the 13 delegates for the election Congress in Philadelphia. Most of them are for Bernie Sanders.

To the “democrats abroad”, the winner is the Mr right. But only 13 of 4800 delegates.

“The race is not over yet, I firmly believe that Bernie will win,” says Larry in 5. Floor of the SPD party headquarters in Berlin. The scientists, from Oxford in the UK has a personal reason why he believes that the left-wing of the US Democrat Bernie Sanders has a chance to be the democratic candidate in the presidential elections in November. And not Hillary Clinton, who is clearly the front after the previous primaries. But Larry is the older brother of Bernie Sanders, and giving up isn’t in the family, so the time is clear.

13 delegates out of a total of 4800

How Larry Sanders got hundreds of US-Democrats from all over the world for four days to Berlin, in order to determine the 13 delegates, which must send the foreign Democrats (“Democrats Abroad”) at the election Congress of the party at the end of July to Philadelphia. The election procedure is terribly complicated and will take hours. And for 13 out of almost 4800 delegates, crucial the votes of the Democrats, who do not live in the USA be be.

“Bernie creates the”. Larry Sanders, a resident in the UK, is confident that His brother will win.

But you come up with a clear vote: in March, you are allowed to vote, for whom you are, for Sanders or Clinton, over 34,000 Americans in over 200 countries have done so. Result: Almost 69 percent for Sanders, only 31 for Clinton. And that is: 9 delegates for Sanders ‘ vote in July, 4 for Hillary Clinton. And who is allowed to travel in the home, the “Democrats Abroad” here, during their meeting in Berlin.

“Abroad, Democrats are progressive”

“When you live abroad, you are oriented, progressive, international, so we are more likely to be for Sanders. Of course, in the end, Hillary wins, but it’s a good thing, if Bernie makes sure that Hillary is moving a little more to the left,” says Roberta Camhi, who has lived long in Mexico. And maybe for always there will remain, in any case, if “the other” wins. The one no one likes the name Brandt house: Donald Trump, the Populist, the billionaire, the Hetzer, the only remaining candidate of the Republicans called these days in the Willy, unpopular in the Grand Old Party, but apparently not in the people. “That would be me for the worst. I would never go more in the USA and in Mexico. That would be terrible, because my family lives in the States,” don’t want to imagine Camhi, the better.

“Trump? That would be the worst!”

And Bill Barnard from Oxford in the UK says: “For me, it is still a miracle that one of the characteristics of a market has schreiers, can go so far.” Annamaria Modly (“I’m one hundred percent American and a hundred percent Hungarian”) says: “this is The result of the great loss of culture and education, the United States in recent years have experienced. But we need to take Trump seriously, not as a politician, but as a candidate.”

But actually, you don’t believe in it, but are confident. And would be pleased also about a President Clinton. And John Kornblum as a guest speaker a lot of applause, the Ex-Ambassador of the USA in Germany, holds a flaming plea for Clinton.

For Hillary Clinton: John Kornblum, former Ambassador of the USA in Germany.

The great Confidence of the US Democrats also feel Katarina Barley, the SPD General Secretary, guests from around the world greeted on Friday in the SPD Headquarters. “Your chances will be to master the challenges of the next time, are probably better than ours at the Moment,” she must contrite in the face of polls see the SPD at just under 20 percent.

“Be proud of Barack Obama”

And you reap the harvest of thunderous applause, as she calls out to the Americans: “you, as Democrats, can be proud of the last eight years with Barack Obama as President. You have achieved a lot.” And you can count on: health care, climate protection, better rights for homosexuals. This would then probably also Hillary Clinton, perhaps as Sanders. But no matter, the main thing is, it is the prevented, whose name they pronounce it here so reluctantly.