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[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

IIRC American Samoa was the only caucus that went for Bloomberg so this guy is probably a huge pile of shit

[–] IvanKaramazov@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bigger POS than Biden? That's tough to beat tho

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

I mean... Bloomberg.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 9 points 8 months ago

Out of 91 ballots cast in the territory's caucus, Palmer won 51 and Biden won 40, according to the local party. “I found out that I had won because my phone started blowing up with friends and campaign staffers texting me,” Palmer said in an interview late Tuesday.

91 ballots

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 6 points 8 months ago

The Palmer Report is so back

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 5 points 8 months ago

The fucking article doesn't even try at all to answer its own question.

Palmer is a Baltimore resident who has worked for various businesses and nonprofits, often on issues involving technology and education.

This made me laugh...

Out of 91 ballots cast in the territory’s caucus, Palmer won 51 and Biden won 40, according to the local party.

Google tell me the population of American Samoa.

45,035 (2021)

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 4 points 8 months ago

This is with zero debates and zero coverage of other dem primary candidates

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Palmer anti-shinra-action

Palmer is a minor supporting character in the Final Fantasy VII series. He is a minor antagonist in Final Fantasy VII with an expanded role in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Palmer is the executive director of the Shinra Electric Power Company's Space and Aeronautics division, though funding was suspended after a failed rocket launch. He is undignified and incompetent, knowing little about his field of work, having no say at meetings, and excessively drinks tea.

Googles actual Jason Palmer - holy shit I know that face leo-point

Free and Equal 3rd Party Debates

MODERATED BY: CHRISTINA TOBIN, JASON PALMER AND CAITLIN SINCLAIR

Jason Palmer's "together" organization co-sponsored the debate.

https://palmerforpresident.us/ideas/

Number 1 - Conscious Capitalism yeaaaaah ancap-good LIB

No foreign policy. Healthcare - expand it to 50 oh how cute! Dump the aging people on the government system and increase insurance racket profit margins. Litteraly he calls "Medicare for MORE". All or nothing you pack of tech bro trash. No more fucking can kicking!

He speaks nicely. He sees the problems. He wants to save crap-it-all-ism. He's a nuke head. strangelove-wow

He's Yang-lite. I'm sure he means well, but protecting crap-it-all-ism and plans to further enshrine enshittification of hellworld.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Palmer_(politician)

Palmer was born in Aberdeen, Maryland on December 1, 1971.[1] He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994 and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1999. Early in his career Palmer founded three technology and services companies. He then held executive positions at Microsoft Education and SchoolNet, later founded Kaplan's venture capital effort, and was deputy director for postsecondary education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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