15 states will go to the polls overnight Wednesday to choose between the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. But more than 11,000 kilometers from the White House, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a nomination meeting is also being held in the American Samoa Islands.
The Samoan Islands are not a state but a territory and those who live on the islands are therefore not allowed to vote in the presidential election, but they are allowed to vote for the presidential candidates, writes the BBC.
It is only the Democratic nominating convention held in the territory during the night. The Republican nominating convention takes place on Friday.
Last election a total of 351 people voted and it was Mike Bloomberg who got the support of the territory, Joe Biden came second last.
That's how primaries work
The primaries are a
process in which the Democrats and Republicans must nominate their
respective candidates for the presidential election in the United States
in November.
In the elections, voters vote for delegates who in turn
vote for a presidential candidate at a party convention. A total of
2,469 delegates are elected and a majority of these is required to
become a presidential candidate.
On Super Tuesday, 15 states, and American Samoa, go to the polls and a third of the delegates are at stake.
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Haley has held her last scheduled campaign rally
Although the Republican challenger Nikki Haley says in several interviews that she has no plans to give up the race against Donald Trump, most indications are that her campaign will end after Super Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal writes.
Haley held a campaign rally in Texas overnight Tuesday, and according to her campaign, it was her last scheduled rally. The campaign has also not paid for any new advertisements on radio or television.
However, hope appears to be alive for the former South Carolina governor.
- I proudly announced my candidacy just over a year ago. Then there were 14 candidates and I beat twelve of those guys. I only have one guy left to beat, she said during the Texas meet.
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Trump vague on Gaza: Must end the problem
What the American ex-president, and likely presidential candidate, Donald Trump thinks about the situation in Gaza is unclear, writes the New York Times.
In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Trump says he hates to "see what happens."
- Israel must end the problem, he says without specifying what he means.
Trump has repeatedly expressed support for Israel and has been tight-lipped about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Trump avoided answering the question of whether he supports an immediate ceasefire.
Trump has not said how he would handle the conflict differently than the White House but says it started because of Biden's "weakness."
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