2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses explained

Election Name:2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
Country:American Samoa
Type:primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2028 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
Next Year:2028
Election Date:March 5, 2024
Outgoing Members:AR
Elected Members:CA
Turnout:0.6% (registered voters)[1] 1.6 pp
Votes For Election:11 delegates (6 pledged and 5 unpledged) to the Democratic National Convention
Map Size:250px
Image1:File:Jason Palmer (53866316279) (cropped) (2).jpg
Candidate1:Jason Palmer
Color1:9243B7
Home State1:Maryland
Popular Vote1:51
Percentage1:56.0%
Delegate Count1:3
Candidate2:Joe Biden
Color2:224192
Home State2:Delaware
Popular Vote2:40
Percentage2:44.0%
Delegate Count2:3

The 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 11 delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.[2] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.

Biden unexpectedly lost the popular vote to lesser-known candidate Jason Palmer,[3] making Biden the first incumbent president to lose a contested presidential primary since Jimmy Carter lost 12 primaries to Ted Kennedy in 1980.[4] Palmer had three campaign staffers on the island and held several virtual events prior to the caucuses. A Biden campaign official dismissed the loss as "silly news."[5] It was initially reported by the American Samoa Democratic Party that Palmer won four delegates, while Joe Biden won two. The same day, the delegate count was corrected, with Palmer and Biden winning three delegates each.[6]

Biden's loss in American Samoa makes it the only state/territory he never won in all four of his presidential and vice presidential bids.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 EAVS Data Brief: American Samoa.
  2. Web site: American Samoa Democratic Delegation 2024. May 4, 2023. The Green Papers.
  3. Web site: Cabral . Sam . Matza . Mike . March 6, 2024 . Who is Jason Palmer? Surprise defeat for Biden in American Samoa . March 5, 2024 . BBC . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Bickerton . James . March 6, 2024 . Joe Biden is first incumbent president to lose a primary in 44 years . March 10, 2024 . Newsweek . en.
  5. Web site: Stracqualursi . Veronica . 2024-03-06 . Who is Jason Palmer, the Democrat who delivered Biden his first primary defeat? CNN Politics . 2024-05-25 . CNN . en.
  6. Web site: Jason Palmer wins Am. Samoa Democratic Caucus. Talanei. March 6, 2024. March 6, 2024.
  7. Web site: Richard . Lawrence . 2024-03-06 . American Samoa snubs Biden 2 caucuses in a row after backing Jason Palmer in 2024, Michael Bloomberg in 2020 . 2024-07-29 . Fox News . en-US.