GOP Caucus in American Samoa Gets International Attention

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The fact that Republicans in American Samoa are caucusing in a bar seems to have captivated the media. “What do you get when 50 or so Republicans gather in a restaurant-bar?” an Associated Press story begins. “In American Samoa you get a presidential caucus.”

The territory 2,300 miles south of Hawaii will produce nine delegates for one candidate.

Read the AP story here and a report by GlobalPost here.


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