Big Loss For Biden

The Biden campaign won’t like this at all.

In a surprising turn of events, President Biden faced defeat in his first challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination, conceding the victory to an unexpected contender in the U.S. territory of American Samoa.

The Fox News Decision Desk forecasted Jason Palmer, a self-professed entrepreneur and investor, as the winner of American Samoa’s caucuses, securing four delegates against Biden’s two.

Palmer, who identifies as a 52-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, brings to the table a wealth of leadership and executive expertise garnered from stints with renowned entities such as Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, alongside 25 years of hands-on involvement in small businesses.

Having been slated to appear on the ballots of 16 states and territories, Palmer’s campaign highlights him as the youngest Democratic presidential candidate, a fact underscored in a press release dated Mar. 1.

While Biden celebrated a series of Super Tuesday triumphs over contenders Marianne Williamson and Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, the loss to Palmer added a twist to his winning streak.

Despite securing victories in states such as Iowa, Maine, Vermont, and Virginia, among others, Biden’s setback in American Samoa evoked memories of his 2020 defeat in the territory, where he trailed behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, then-Hawaiian Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, and New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

Notably, American Samoa’s significance lies in its role as a delegate-sending entity rather than a voting territory in the general presidential election.

In response to the loss, the Biden campaign sought to mitigate its impact by pointing out the contest’s relatively low voter turnout, suggesting that fewer than 500 votes were cast.