Democrats Abroad event in Pattaya -- coverage from Pattaya Mail

Pattaya Mail, Vol. XVI, no. 33 – August 15-21, 2008

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US Democrats in Thailand drum up support for Obama

Sawittree Namwiwatsuk
American Democrats are drumming up support amongst their fellow countrymen living in Thailand for US presidential candidate Barack Obama in the run-up to the election that will be held on November 4.

Philip S Robertson, chairman of Democrats Abroad Thailand is urging American citizens to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

August 1 at the New Orleans Restaurant saw the Democrats Abroad Thailand organization opening the Democrats Abroad Thailand Pattaya and the Eastern Region Branch, along with holding a discussion about the forthcoming election.
Philip S Robertson, chairman of Democrats Abroad Thailand along with Loran Davidson of Democrats Abroad Eastern, and Rey Bwono, Democrats Abroad Thailand volunteer discussed the Obama campaign with 30 American expats.
Robertson said that all American expats in Thailand have the right to vote in the US presidential election, and that every vote counted. He said that in the 2000 election between Al Gore and George Bush, there was a difference of only 537 votes.
The meeting was held to debut the Democrats Abroad Thailand Pattaya and the Eastern Region Branch, an area in which a lot of American expats reside.
Robertson said that Democrats Abroad are active worldwide, and in Asia have branches in the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, India, and Nepal. In Thailand, the organization has branches in Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Korat, and Nongkhai, with their Bangkok office acting as headquarters.