President Biden misplaced his first contest within the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday to an unknown candidate within the U.S. territory of American Samoa.
The Fox Information Resolution Desk projected that Jason Palmer, a self-described entrepreneur and investor, would win American Samoa’s caucuses, taking 4 delegates to Biden’s two.
On his marketing campaign web site, Palmer describes himself as a 52-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, with management and government expertise working for firms like Microsoft and the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis, amongst others.
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In line with Palmer, he additionally has 25 years of small enterprise expertise along with his executive-level expertise.
A Mar. 1 press launch from Palmer’s marketing campaign says the businessman will seem on the poll in 16 states and territories, and touts him as being the youngest Democrat candidate for president.
Palmer reacted to his victory in American Samoa in a submit on X, saying, “Honored to announce my victory within the American Samoa presidential main. Thanks to the unimaginable neighborhood on your assist. This win is a testomony to the facility of our voices. Collectively, we will rebuild the American Dream and form a brighter future for all.”
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Biden’s loss to Palmer comes amid a string of Tremendous Tuesday victories in opposition to his opponents, creator Marianne Williamson and Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips.
Earlier within the night, the Fox Information Resolution Desk referred to as Iowa, Maine, Vermont, Virginia, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Phillips’ residence state of Minnesota for Biden.
In the course of the 2020 race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Biden misplaced the U.S. territory in opposition to his then-competitors, capturing simply 8% of the vote in comparison with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 10%, then-Hawaiian Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s 29%, and New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s 50%.
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The competition was the one one gained by Bloomberg, regardless of spending over $500 million all through his marketing campaign.
As a territory, American Samoa doesn’t get a vote within the normal presidential election, and is just permitted to ship delegates to the conference in the course of the main season.
The Biden marketing campaign downplayed the loss by pointing to what it stated was the probability that lower than 500 complete votes have been solid within the contest.
Fox Information’ Peter Doocy contributed to this report.
