American Samoa 2024 Democratic caucus results: Little-known candidate Jason Palmer beats Biden

[Polybius]

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

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I'd ask for a recount. No way does a guy no one's ever heard of get 11 delegates.

[lapfog_1]

1. 100 people voted

and they get 11 delegates???

[msongs]

2. and ooonly 100 voters? sheesh nt

[rubbersole]

3. Four years ago Tulsi Gabbard won.

So there's that.

Edit: Tulsi came in second. Bloomberg won (4 delegates.)

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. I thought that was Bloomberg's win

I commend Mr Palmer for coming up with a great way to write off a vacation in paradise.

[rubbersole]

7. I thought I heard Rachel say Tulsi.

I didn't check. Bloomberg did buy some delegates there. Thanks for the correction!

[TwilightZone]

8. Bloomberg won in 2020.

Gabbard was 2nd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_American_Samoa_presidential_caucuses

[bottomofthehill]

4. We have no one to blame but ourselves.

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]

5. American Samoa isn't Guam.

Guam's primary is in August.

[TwilightZone]

9. "No way does a guy no one's ever heard"

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]

10. This was a vanity campaign by a private equity guy, Jason Palmer, who has money to burn.

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]

11. A little different

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]

12. pathetic for everyone EXCEPT President Joe

[Oopsie Daisy]

13. We're doomed!

[durablend]

14. NYT will get right on it

"Why can't Joe Biden make inroads in Samoa? Democrats in peril over results"

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Lawrence O'Donnell reported that Palmer's never even been to American Samoa, that all of his campaigning was virtual!