The previously unknown candidate said he had never visited the territory before securing an unexpected victory in the caucus.
President Joe Biden swept every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer. Out of 91 ballots cast in the territory's caucus, Palmer received 51 votes and President Biden received 40, according to the local party.
The outcome will hardly derail President Biden's march toward his party's nomination. Only six delegates were at stake in the U.S. territory, a tiny collection of islands in the South Pacific with fewer than 50,000 residents. Palmer and President Biden each earned three delegates from the race. Palmer is a Baltimore resident who has worked for various businesses and nonprofits, often on issues involving technology and education. He said voters want"someone who is more of the 21st century than Joe Biden" to serve as president.
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