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Shock American Samoa result spoils Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday clean sweep

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President Joe Biden has lost the American Samoa Democratic primary to a little-known candidate who had never visited the islands before the caucus.

The shock victory for Jason Palmer tarnishes a night where Mr Biden otherwise chalked up a string of. Out of 91 ballots cast in the territory’s caucus, Mr Palmer won 51 and the president took 40, according to the local Democratic party office.

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