Although O Joe Biden “wiped out” all the states where votes were held for the nomination of the Democratic candidate in the presidential elections yesterday “Super Tuesday”, a … poor and lonely region resisted him: American Samoa, an archipelago in the Pacific, chose instead a completely unknown claimant of the anointing Jason Palmer.
According to statistical projections and projections by American media, the businessman, with 51 votes to President Biden’s 40, won the six delegates at the party convention that were at stake.
“Finally, something special and unexpected on this boring Super Tuesday,” University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato commented via X (formerly Twitter).
Finally, something quirky and unexpected from this dull SuperTuesday. #Palmentum P.S. I have no clue who he is. The new Bloomberg without the billions? https://t.co/OFJRVDAGx3
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) March 6, 2024
«PS: I have no idea who he is“, he added, referring to Jason Palmer.
Because of its status as a territory rather than a state, the approximately 40,000 residents in American Samoa are not eligible to vote in presidential elections.
The internal party voting of Republicans in Samoa it will be Friday the day after tomorrow. After Washington and Vermont, this may be one of Nikki Haley’s last chances to defeat Donald Trump.
Source: RES-MPE
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