American Samoa 2024 Democratic caucus results: Little-known candidate Jason Palmer beats Biden
Source: ABC News
President Joe Biden lost the Democratic presidential caucuses for American Samoa on Tuesday.
A little-known candidate, Jason Palmer, won over Biden, the local Democratic Party chair confirmed to ABC News.
With 99% of the expected vote reporting, Palmer leads with 56% of the vote, followed by Biden with 44%, though the overall vote total is tiny: less than 100 ballots.
A Biden campaign spokesperson brushed off Biden's first loss in the nominating race, saying in a statement to ABC News on Tuesday night: "There are unique politics on the island."
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/american-samoa-2024-democratic-caucus-results/story?id=106645547
I'd ask for a recount. No way does a guy no one's ever heard of get 11 delegates.
lapfog_1
(29,226 posts)and they get 11 delegates???
msongs
(67,452 posts)rubbersole
(6,729 posts)So there's that.
Edit: Tulsi came in second. Bloomberg won (4 delegates.)
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,070 posts)I commend Mr Palmer for coming up with a great way to write off a vacation in paradise.
rubbersole
(6,729 posts)I didn't check. Bloomberg did buy some delegates there. Thanks for the correction!
TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,348 posts)There is no reason that Samoa gets 11 votes. Tiny Vermont gets 26 with over 60,000 democrats turning out today, Samoa gets nearly half that with less than 100 people turning out. They should get 1 vote. Even that is generous.
TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)Guam's primary is in August.
TwilightZone
(25,485 posts)They've heard of him -- he campaigned there.
Delegates are split. He's not getting all 11.
Why are people freaking out about this? Biden wasn't going to fly 14,000 miles round-trip to campaign for 11 delegates.
A little perspective would be nice.
SunSeeker
(51,726 posts)Very similar to what Bloomberg did there in 2020, i.e. set millions of dollars on fire just to get a pointless win to his name.
Polybius
(15,489 posts)Bloomberg was a big-name candidate, and had a real chance before that abysmal debate performance. I still think him and Biden were the only two candidates that could have defeated Trump in 2020.
bringthePaine
(1,733 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(2,676 posts)durablend
(7,465 posts)"Why can't Joe Biden make inroads in Samoa? Democrats in peril over results"