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This Wednesday, March 4, 2020, photo shows the entrance to the Port of Pago Pago with main Port Administration building on the left and a U.S. based longline fishing fleet anchored at the main dock in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Mike Bloomberg spent more than $500 million to net one presidential primary win in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. His lone victory in the group of islands with a population of 55,000 was an unorthodox end to his much-hyped but short-lived campaign that ended Wednesday. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele)

This Wednesday, March 4, 2020, photo shows the entrance to the Port of Pago Pago with main Port Administration building on the left and a U.S. based longline fishing fleet anchored at the main dock in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Mike Bloomberg spent more than $500 million to net one presidential primary win in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. His lone victory in the group of islands with a population of 55,000 was an unorthodox end to his much-hyped but short-lived campa…

March 5, 2020

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Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific
March 5, 2020 12:48 p.m.

Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — What does more than $500 million get you? For Mike Bloomberg, it was 175 winning votes in this U.S. territory — a group of Pacific islands with lush vegetation and stunning coastlines some 7,200 miles (11,600 kilometers) from where he once served as New York City's mayor.