Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Joe Biden Is First Incumbent President to Lose a Primary in 44 Years

 Newsweek (msn.com)    "Joe Biden lost the American Samoa Democratic primary to little-known candidate Jason Palmer, becoming the first incumbent president to lose a primary since Jimmy Carter in 1980.

"Palmer's surprising victory tarnished an otherwise perfect night for Biden, during which he scored a string of primary wins across the U.S.

"The Context

"Biden and Donald Trump secured a wave of victories on Super Tuesday with each now the overwhelming favorite to win their respective parties' 2024 presidential nominations, setting up a rematch of the 2020 contest. However each candidate lost one primary, with Trump suffering a surprise Vermont defeat to former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, in addition to Biden's American Samoa loss." . . .

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