Palmer was born at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland,[1] on December 1, 1971.[2] His father, Lonnie Palmer, was an educator and U.S. Army veteran who was superintendent of the City School District of Albany. Palmer's family moved away from Maryland shortly after he was born.[1]
During high school, Palmer won multiple cross country and track regional championships, graduating from Averill Park High School in upstate New York. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School in 1999.[2][3][1]
On January 18, 2024, Politico published an interview with Palmer, in which he touted his status as the youngest Democratic presidential candidate and one of the youngest candidates in either party. He called on Biden and all older lawmakers to "pass the torch" to a younger generation of political leaders such as Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, or Jared Polis.[9][11] Palmer also promoted his management skills from his business career, stating that if elected, he would hire a skilled outsider if he lacked considerable knowledge in a field (like national defense or international relations). He also said he would center his term in office promoting technological advancements.[9]
Also, on January 18, 2024, Palmer participated in the kickoff to the Free & Equal Elections 2024 Presidential Debate Series, where he debated other Democratic Presidential Candidates.[12][13]
Before his victory there, Palmer digitally campaigned in American Samoa, posting on Twitter that "Washington D.C. is long overdue for a president who will be an advocate for American Samoa". He campaigned mostly through town halls over Zoom, having never set foot in the territory.[18] He learned of his victory while watching TV coverage of the Super Tuesday elections with friends at a Washington, D.C. hotel conference.[1] Maddow compared Palmer to Michael Bloomberg during his failed 2020 bid for president as both won American Samoa after being the only candidate to campaign there, and both are wealthy with large disposable incomes.[23] Palmer loaned over $500,000 to his campaign from his own money.[18] Shortly after the American Samoa primaries, three minor Democratic candidates, Gabriel Cornejo, Frank Lozada, and Stephen Lyons dropped out and endorsed Palmer.[24]
Following his victory in American Samoa,[25] Palmer campaigned in the Northern Mariana Islands, another territory of the United States, but only managed to obtain 4% of the vote.[26][27] Later in the campaign, Palmer achieved 11% in West Virginia's primary despite having already endorsed President Biden.[28]
On March 27, 2024, Palmer announced TOGETHER!, a B-CorporationPAC to reduce political polarization, increase participation of young voters, and get younger candidates elected to Congress.[29]
On April 15, 2024, Palmer announced on Twitter that he was endorsing president Biden for the 2024 general election, though he refrained at that time from officially suspending his campaign.[30][31] Palmer withdrew from the race on May 15. Palmer also announced that his team would attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago,[28] where he was tasked with trying to win more Gen Z votes.[32]
On July 10, 2024, Palmer urged Biden to end his bid for re-election in an interview with Semafor amid growing concerns about his potential to get re-elected.[33] On July 21, 2024, Biden dropped out of the 2024 race,[34] and Palmer went on to endorse Kamala Harris for president on July 24.[35]
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