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 Choice 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 govt expertise working for firms like Microsoft and the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis, amongst others.
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President Joe Biden, left, and Democrat presidential candidate and businessman Jason Palmer, proper. (Getty Photos/Palmer for President)
In accordance 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 post on X, saying, “Honored to announce my victory in the American Samoa presidential primary. Thank you to the incredible community for your support. This win is a testament to the power of our voices. Together, we can rebuild the American Dream and shape a brighter future for all.”
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Jason Palmer, above, defeated President Biden within the Democratic caucuses for the American Samoa territory. (Palmer for President)
Biden’s loss to Palmer comes amid a string of Super Tuesday victories towards his opponents, writer Marianne Williamson and Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips.
Earlier within the night, the Fox Information Choice Desk known as Iowa, Maine, Vermont, Virginia, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Phillips’ house state of Minnesota for Biden.
Through the 2020 race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Biden misplaced the U.S. territory towards 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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Jason Palmer says he has 25 years of small enterprise expertise along with his executive-level expertise. (Palmer for President)
The competition was the one one received 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 common presidential election, and is simply permitted to ship delegates to the conference through the main season.
President Joe Biden speaks throughout an occasion on the Nash Group Faculty in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on June 9, 2023. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
The Biden marketing campaign downplayed the loss by pointing to what it mentioned was the chance that lower than 500 whole votes had been solid within the contest.
Fox Information’ Peter Doocy contributed to this report.
