Self-described long-shot candidate Jason Palmer won over American Samoa with virtual town halls and campaigners on the ground. Now he wants to follow up his victory in another US territory in the Pacific.
It was the surprise result that trained the world's gaze on a small chain of islands in the Pacific — and denied US President Joe Biden a clean sweep of pre-election Democratic contests.
They can't vote in presidential elections, and are represented in the Congress by delegates who serve as non-voting members of the House of Representatives. "And, you know, ultimately, at the end of the day, it's a numbers game, right. You register and you get folks to turn out and support, and that's how you win caucuses and primaries."Why is Jason Palmer running?
Speaking to Reuters, he framed his run in terms of energising young voters unenthused about their options this election.