Well, that was unexpected.
President Biden appears to have suffered a surprising defeat on Super Tuesday at the hands of Jason Palmer in the US Somoa caucus.
Palmer is a technology entrepreneur who has worked at Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Like Biden’s other leading rivals, he has argued that it is time for the president to pass the baton to the next generation.
The lesser-known Democratic candidate also called on the federal government to step up its efforts on technology.
Preliminary results show Mr. Palmer has a significant lead in the American Samoa caucus over his rivals, including Mr. Biden and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.).
These results are expected to be certified on Friday. American Samoa had six delegates.
organizations such as Decision-making desk headquarters Called for the race to acquire Palmer. NBC News Palmer was also ahead. Many top news organizations did not follow the events of this small caucus.
Early results suggest fewer than 100 participants. American Samoa has a population of approximately 45,000 people.
This was one of 16 contests on the Democratic side on Super Tuesday. Republicans will hold their presidential caucus in the territory on Friday.
This appears to be the first time someone other than Biden has won delegates on the Democratic side. Indeed, “Uncommitted” had two delegates in attendance for Super Tuesday.
But none of Biden’s human competitors had won any delegates until Tuesday evening.
Biden was widely expected to lead on Super Tuesday and cruise to an easy victory in all 16 races. He hasn’t lost a state yet.
American Samoa wasn’t a big tournament, but the loss was a bit of a blemish on his record.
Both the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Biden have taken turns issuing warnings that election data to be released on Super Tuesday shows their rivals are struggling to unite their respective parties. There is.
