The 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 5, 2024, as part of the

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for the 2024 presidential election. 11 delegates to the

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will be allocated to presidential candidates. The contest was held on

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alongside primaries in 14 other states and

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. Biden unexpectedly lost the popular vote to lesser-known candidate Jason Palmer, making Biden the first

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to lose a contested presidential primary since

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lost 12 primaries to

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. 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." It was initially reported by the American Samoa Democratic Party that Palmer won four delegates, while

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won two. The same day, the delegate count was corrected, with Palmer and Biden winning three delegates each. Biden's loss in

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makes it the only state/territory he never won in all four of his presidential and vice presidential bids.

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