US ELECTION: Trump Is Coming Again As Joe Biden Becomes The First Incumbent President To Lose A Primary In 44 Years
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After Jimmy Carter in 1980, Joe Biden is the first sitting president to lose a primary as he falls short against obscure rival Jason Palmer in the Democratic primary in American Samoa.
Biden had a wonderful night, winning several primary races across the country, until Palmer’ s unexpected triumph marred it.
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their respective parties 2024 presidential selections. Nevertheless, both contenders suffered a single primary setback; Trump fell unexpectedly In Vermont to former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, while Biden also. lost in American Samoa.
Palmer, a resident of Maryland, received 51 votes out of 91 cast in the American Samoa primary, compared to 40 for Biden. There were only six delegates up for grabs; Palmer won four and Biden won two.
According to the CIA’s global fact book, American Samoa is a small U. S. territory in the South Pacific with an estimated 44, 620 people living there as of 2023. Palmer lent more than $500, 000 of his personal funds to his presidential campaign, according to reports on campaign financing.
According to the Associated Press, during an interview late on Tuesday he said: I found out that I had won because my phone started blowing up with friends and campaign staffers texting me.”
Jimmy Carter, who lost 12 primary battles to Democratic competitor Ted Kennedy, was the last incumbent president to lose a primary. This occurred in 1980. Despite winning the Democratic primary in its entirety, Carter lost badly to Republican Ronald Reagan in the presidential contest.
The sole victory of the contest went to Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, who emerged victorious in the 2020 Democratic primary in American Samoa.
In an interview with CNN early on Wednesday, Palmer urged Biden to pass the torch to the next generation of Americans” and claimed America is” sleepwalking into a Trump election.” He added: “I’m running to energize young voters and also center- left, center-right people with a positive vision of what we
can do in the next four years.”
It was a wonderful night for Joe Biden,
who won primary victories around the
country, until Jason Palmer’s unexpected victory. Many voters are concerned about Biden’s age.
“If Joe Biden’ s just talking about Donald
Trump and he’s just talking about foreign policy and foreign wars, that’ s not going to win in November. You got to have a clear, positive agenda.
