Surprise defeat for Biden in American Samoa

NEW YORK, Mar 06 (BBC): Joe Biden has suffered his first defeat from an unlikely quarter as he cruises towards the Democratic nomination. His party's voters in the US territory of American Samoa chose Jason Palmer, a Baltimore businessman who campaigned virtually and made investing in education his top issue.
He beat the president by 51 votes to 40 and they win three delegates each. But it was a political hiccup on a night when Mr Biden swept more than a dozen US states across the board.
The president has racked up victories in every contest since Democratic voters began picking the party's nominee for the presidential election. As the serving president seeking a second term, Mr Biden has been largely unopposed and will almost certainly face Republican Donald Trump in November.
The surprise result in American Samoa sent Mr Palmer's campaign website crashing amid a flood of search traffic from curious internet users who had never heard of him.