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again, identity politics is a singular noun - look at the lede for its article linked here! also, your edit makes it read as if he's saying identity politics promotes a need for a culture of excellence, hence why I changed it
Ser! okey on the promotes. I am trying to make it sound that both.
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[[Vivek Ramaswamy]] began his [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential campaign]] on February 21, 2023, as a candidate in the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries|2024 Republican primary]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rokus |first1=Brian |last2=Maher |first2=Kit |last3=Wright |first3=David |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy announces GOP bid for president in 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-gop-2024-campaign/index.html |accessdate=March 18, 2023}}</ref> In his campaign announcement, Ramaswamy pitched himself as a [[conservative]]<ref name="hilljan21">{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Jared |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces GOP presidential bid |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3868741-conservative-entrepreneur-vivek-ramaswamy-announces-gop-presidential-bid/ |access-date=February 24, 2023 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> with a vision for American national identity.<ref name="axiosfeb222">{{Cite web |last=Kraushaar |first=Josh |date=February 22, 2023 |title='Woke, Inc.' author Vivek Ramaswamy enters 2024 presidential election |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/02/22/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-presidential-election |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> He formally launched his candidacy in an interview on the ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'' show.<ref name="nyt2">{{cite news |last=Astor |first=Maggie |date=February 21, 2023 |title=A Wealthy 'Anti-Woke' Activist Joins the 2024 Presidential Field |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/us/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-presidential-candidate-2024.html}}</ref> Ramaswamy describes himself as an "[[American nationalist]]".<ref name="cincinnati2">{{cite news |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Dan Sewell: Anti-woke crusader mulls political future |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/01/18/anti-woke-crusader-vivek-ramaswamy-mulls-political-future/69814260007/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Booker |first=Brakkton |date=June 6, 2023 |title=Ramaswamy flaunts 'tongue in cheek' non-white nationalism |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/vivek-ramaswamy-gop-nationalist-00100395}}</ref>
[[Vivek Ramaswamy]] began his [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential campaign]] on February 21, 2023, as a candidate in the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries|2024 Republican primary]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rokus |first1=Brian |last2=Maher |first2=Kit |last3=Wright |first3=David |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy announces GOP bid for president in 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-gop-2024-campaign/index.html |accessdate=March 18, 2023}}</ref> In his campaign announcement, Ramaswamy pitched himself as a [[conservative]]<ref name="hilljan21">{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Jared |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces GOP presidential bid |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3868741-conservative-entrepreneur-vivek-ramaswamy-announces-gop-presidential-bid/ |access-date=February 24, 2023 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> with a vision for American national identity.<ref name="axiosfeb222">{{Cite web |last=Kraushaar |first=Josh |date=February 22, 2023 |title='Woke, Inc.' author Vivek Ramaswamy enters 2024 presidential election |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/02/22/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-presidential-election |access-date=February 24, 2023 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> He formally launched his candidacy in an interview on the ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'' show.<ref name="nyt2">{{cite news |last=Astor |first=Maggie |date=February 21, 2023 |title=A Wealthy 'Anti-Woke' Activist Joins the 2024 Presidential Field |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/us/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-presidential-candidate-2024.html}}</ref> Ramaswamy describes himself as an "[[American nationalist]]".<ref name="cincinnati2">{{cite news |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Dan Sewell: Anti-woke crusader mulls political future |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/01/18/anti-woke-crusader-vivek-ramaswamy-mulls-political-future/69814260007/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Booker |first=Brakkton |date=June 6, 2023 |title=Ramaswamy flaunts 'tongue in cheek' non-white nationalism |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/vivek-ramaswamy-gop-nationalist-00100395}}</ref>


His central campaign promise is an extensive and severe downsizing of [[List of federal agencies in the United States|federal agencies]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy vows to gut several agencies including FBI, IRS, CDC: Shutting down 'the administrative state' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/vivek-ramaswamy-vows-gut-several-agencies-including-fbi-irs-cdc |website=[[Fox News]]}}</ref> The other key campaign issue is [[environmental, social, and corporate governance]] (ESG) initiatives, which Ramaswamy alleges are detrimental agendas that mix business with politics.<ref name="CincinnatiBC">{{Cite news |date=January 26, 2021 |title=A Look At the Race for Portman's Senate Seat |work=[[Cincinnati Business Courier]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/01/26/a-look-at-the-race-for-portmans-senate-seat-and-a.html |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Ramaswamy markets himself as an "anti-[[woke]]" candidate.<ref name="nyt2" /> He believes [[identity politics]] promotes victimhood and needs to be replaced by a culture of merit.<ref name="NRVictim2">{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy vs. Identity Politics |work=National Review |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/03/06/vivek-ramaswamy-vs-identity-politics/ |quote=Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence}}</ref><ref name="KolhatkarNewYorker2">{{Cite magazine |last=Kolhatkar |first=Sheelah |date=December 12, 2022 |title=The C.E.O. of Anti-Woke, Inc. |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/the-ceo-of-anti-woke-inc |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref>
His central campaign promise is an extensive and severe downsizing of [[List of federal agencies in the United States|federal agencies]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy vows to gut several agencies including FBI, IRS, CDC: Shutting down 'the administrative state' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/vivek-ramaswamy-vows-gut-several-agencies-including-fbi-irs-cdc |website=[[Fox News]]}}</ref> The other key campaign issue is [[environmental, social, and corporate governance]] (ESG) initiatives, which Ramaswamy alleges are detrimental agendas that mix business with politics.<ref name="CincinnatiBC">{{Cite news |date=January 26, 2021 |title=A Look At the Race for Portman's Senate Seat |work=[[Cincinnati Business Courier]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/01/26/a-look-at-the-race-for-portmans-senate-seat-and-a.html |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Ramaswamy markets himself as an "anti-[[woke]]" candidate.<ref name="nyt2" /> He believes [[identity politics]] promotes victimhood and needs a replacement to a culture of merit and value.<ref name="NRVictim2">{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy vs. Identity Politics |work=National Review |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/03/06/vivek-ramaswamy-vs-identity-politics/ |quote=Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence}}</ref><ref name="KolhatkarNewYorker2">{{Cite magazine |last=Kolhatkar |first=Sheelah |date=December 12, 2022 |title=The C.E.O. of Anti-Woke, Inc. |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/the-ceo-of-anti-woke-inc |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref>


According to ''[[Politico]]'', Ramaswamy was inspired by [[Donald Trump]]'s victory in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], and wanted to run "with an entrepreneurial spirit, unorthodox ideas, and few expectations".<ref name="polfeb132">{{Cite web |last=Lippman |first=Daniel |date=February 13, 2023 |title=The 'CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.' Has His Eye on the Presidency |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/13/anti-woke-ramaswamy-2024-election-00082414 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=Politico |language=en}}</ref> Ramaswamy had previously considered a candidacy in the [[2022 United States Senate election in Ohio]], but ultimately decided not to run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wetterich |first=Chris |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Commentary: A look at the race for Portman's Senate seat and a new name emerges |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/01/26/a-look-at-the-race-for-portmans-senate-seat-and-a.html |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref> Since that time, he had been mooted as a potential future presidential candidate.<ref name="KolhatkarNewYorker2" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tobias |first1=Andrew |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy hits presidential campaign trail, assembles campaign team |work=Cleveland.com |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/02/ohio-entrepreneur-vivek-ramaswamy-hits-presidential-campaign-trial-assembling-campaign-team.html |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> If elected, he would be the [[List of presidents of the United States by age|youngest person]], and the first Indian-American, to hold the office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=James M. |date=March 3, 2023 |title=Meet Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican Presidential Candidate |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/meet-vivek-ramaswamy-republican-presidential-candidate |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BBC12">{{cite news |date=March 1, 2020 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy: The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64807212}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 10, 2023 |title=How Vivek Ramaswamy Became A Major Presidential Candidate |work=fivethirtyeight.com |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-republican-primary/}}</ref>
According to ''[[Politico]]'', Ramaswamy was inspired by [[Donald Trump]]'s victory in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], and wanted to run "with an entrepreneurial spirit, unorthodox ideas, and few expectations".<ref name="polfeb132">{{Cite web |last=Lippman |first=Daniel |date=February 13, 2023 |title=The 'CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.' Has His Eye on the Presidency |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/13/anti-woke-ramaswamy-2024-election-00082414 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=Politico |language=en}}</ref> Ramaswamy had previously considered a candidacy in the [[2022 United States Senate election in Ohio]], but ultimately decided not to run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wetterich |first=Chris |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Commentary: A look at the race for Portman's Senate seat and a new name emerges |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/01/26/a-look-at-the-race-for-portmans-senate-seat-and-a.html |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=Cincinnati Business Courier}}</ref> Since that time, he had been mooted as a potential future presidential candidate.<ref name="KolhatkarNewYorker2" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tobias |first1=Andrew |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy hits presidential campaign trail, assembles campaign team |work=Cleveland.com |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/02/ohio-entrepreneur-vivek-ramaswamy-hits-presidential-campaign-trial-assembling-campaign-team.html |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> If elected, he would be the [[List of presidents of the United States by age|youngest person]], and the first Indian-American, to hold the office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=James M. |date=March 3, 2023 |title=Meet Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican Presidential Candidate |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/meet-vivek-ramaswamy-republican-presidential-candidate |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BBC12">{{cite news |date=March 1, 2020 |title=Vivek Ramaswamy: The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64807212}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 10, 2023 |title=How Vivek Ramaswamy Became A Major Presidential Candidate |work=fivethirtyeight.com |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-republican-primary/}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:38, 15 September 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 presidential campaign
Campaign
CandidateVivek Ramaswamy
AffiliationRepublican Party
StatusAnnounced: February 21, 2023
HeadquartersBirmingham, Alabama[1]
SloganA New American Dream
Website
www.vivek2024.com

Vivek Ramaswamy began his 2024 presidential campaign on February 21, 2023, as a candidate in the 2024 Republican primary.[2] In his campaign announcement, Ramaswamy pitched himself as a conservative[3] with a vision for American national identity.[4] He formally launched his candidacy in an interview on the Tucker Carlson Tonight show.[5] Ramaswamy describes himself as an "American nationalist".[6][7]

His central campaign promise is an extensive and severe downsizing of federal agencies.[8] The other key campaign issue is environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, which Ramaswamy alleges are detrimental agendas that mix business with politics.[9] Ramaswamy markets himself as an "anti-woke" candidate.[5] He believes identity politics promotes victimhood and needs a replacement to a culture of merit and value.[10][11]

According to Politico, Ramaswamy was inspired by Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, and wanted to run "with an entrepreneurial spirit, unorthodox ideas, and few expectations".[12] Ramaswamy had previously considered a candidacy in the 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio, but ultimately decided not to run.[13] Since that time, he had been mooted as a potential future presidential candidate.[11][14] If elected, he would be the youngest person, and the first Indian-American, to hold the office.[15][16][17]

Political positions

Abortion policy

Ramaswamy opposes abortion[18] and describes himself as pro-life,[19] saying "I think abortion is murder."[20] He opposes a federal ban on abortion but supports state-level six week abortion bans. He supports "exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother."[18][21]

Affirmative action

Ramaswamy opposes affirmative action, calling it the "single biggest form of institutionalized racism in America today."[22][23] He has spoken in support of rescinding Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246.[24]

Anti-woke

Ramaswamy's August 2021 book, the New York Times bestseller, Woke Inc describes his view of the so-called "modern woke-industrial complex”.[25] A profile in The New York Times describes Ramaswamy as an anti-woke candidate.[5] He argues that "critical race theory" indoctrinates public school children.[26] He also calls "COVID-ism", "climate-ism", and "gender ideology", "new secular religions".[27]

Drug policy

Ramaswamy describes himself as "not a war on drugs person".[28] He is in favor of federally legalizing marijuana, calling it "a joke" that the drug is federally criminalized.[29] He is also in favor of decriminalizing ayahuasca and ketamine usage for military veterans suffering from PTSD, arguing it will help combat the U.S. fentanyl epidemic and prevent veteran suicides.[30]

Economic policy

Ramaswamy endorses ending the Federal Reserve's dual mandate to control inflation and minimize unemployment, saying the institution's mission should be limited to control inflation.[31] Ramaswamy opposes one sole central bank digital currency, calling it a 'grave threat to liberty'.[32] Ramaswamy endorses Bitcoin expansion by arguing a 'decentralized alternative' serves as 'a source of competition to the existing system', but opposes using Bitcoin as a commodity to help stabilize the U.S. dollar.[33]

Federal funding

Ramaswamy supports defunding the Federal Department of Education, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Justice Department,[34] the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,[35] the Internal Revenue Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 90% federal employee reduction at the Federal Reserve, the Food Drug Administration, the Securities Exchange Commission,[36] Ramaswamy says he 'will lay off over seventy five percent of the federal employee bureaucrat head count by the end of the first term, fifty percent by the end of the first year.'[37][38][39][8] It's unclear if that includes the Department of Commerce! Ramaswamy argues for eight year term limits for all unelected federal bureaucrats, similar to term limits imposed on US presidents.[24]

Tax

Ramaswamy did not take a public position on the Trump 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.[40]

Ramaswamy favors abolishing the Internal Revenue Service with a total flat 12.5% tax rate for income, capital gains, sales, property, and inheritance.[41] In his book Nation of Victims, Ramaswamy expresses support for an inheritance tax rate as high as 59%, writing that intergenerational wealth transfers create a 'hereditary aristocracy'.[42]

Energy policy

Ramaswamy advocates for nuclear energy expansion,[43] by calling it 'the best form of carbon-free energy production known to mankind'.[44]

Foreign policy

Ramaswamy argues that 'foreign policy is all about prioritization' and that good use of the US military is 'protecting American soil and American interests, not a pointless war somewhere else.'[45]

Mexico

Ramaswamy argues that the United States should use the military to directly take on Mexican drug cartels and “end the fentanyl epidemic in this country." He stated, "we can do it to Bin Laden, we can do it to Soleimani, we can do it to the Mexican drug cartels south of the border."[34]

China

Ramaswamy says America needs a total "decoupling” from China. He describes the Chinese government as a 'great existential threat' and argues China now represents a more significant threat to the sovereignty of United States than the Soviet Union was during the Cold War since this "economic codependent relationship" is developing a hostile government.[46][3] He says the United States is "addicted" to this economic reliance on Chinese cheap goods and that economic separation from China would be, not easy but 'some sacrifice of short-term conveniences', necessary for long term economic independence.[45]

Taiwan

He says 'we will defend Taiwan until we achieve semi conductor independence...I expect that to happen by the end of my first term, by 2028.'[47] He calls for putting guns in 'every Taiwanese household' in order to deter China from invading.[48][49]

Israel

Ramaswamy is pro-Israel and favors reducing U.S. military aid to Israel, arguing that he will negotiate more Israeli-Arab bilateral agreements rendering U.S. aid unnecessary by 2028.[50]

Ukraine

Ramaswamy proposes to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine by conceding Russia's current occupied territories.[51] To renew economic relations with these countries, Russia would be required to return to START and end its alliance with China,[52] which he labels as the greater threat.[53] Ramaswamy says he will cut support for Ukraine,[54][55] and block attempts at Ukraine NATO membership.[56]

Free speech

Government whistleblowers

Ramaswamy said he will free publishing organisation WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange[57] and former American National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden of all charges if elected. He said “Once we have learned the level of corruption that our government actually has engaged in, and repeatedly lying to the public, in a certain form, it’s a form of selective prosecution to not actually prosecute the government actors who broke the law, but simply to prosecute the one government actor who did expose it by technically violating a law of a different kind,” referring to Snowden's actions as 'a certain heroism'.[58]

Government censorship

Ramaswamy opposes government pressures on social media companies to censor disfavored political speech. He said 'As Elon Musk did at Twitter, I will release the "state action files" from the federal government—publicly exposing every known instance in which bureaucrats have wrongfully pressured companies to take constitutionally prohibited actions.' He wrote, "if you can’t fire someone for being black, gay or Muslim, you shouldn’t be able to fire someone for his political speech."[59][60]

Immigration policy

Ramaswamy states America must "unapologetically" secure the southern border against illegal immigration.[61] He says he will significantly lower the number of permitted refugees allowed to immigrate to the U.S., while adding exceptions under "special circumstances", such as for Afghans who assisted the U.S. during its war in Afghanistan.[62]

LGBT issues

Ramswamy replied, 'I don't have a negative view of same sex couples', to a pansexual woman during a 2023 campaign trail gathering, 'But I do have a negative view of a tyranny of the minority...we live in a country where free adults should be free to dress how they want, behave how they want and that’s fine, but you don’t oppress,..., and that especially includes kids because kids aren’t the same as adults.'[63] [64] In an interview, he used the label "cult like" 'is what this LGBTQIA+ movement has become'[65] and having 'no obligation to logic'.[66]

Ramaswamy believes gender transitioning treatments must meet the minimum age of an adult by saying 'children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions.'[67][68] He says he will not reinstate a transgender military ban.[69][70] Ramaswamy supports same-sex marriage if churches are not forced to perform them.[68] He supports same sex couples adoption so long as all background checks apply the same for everyone.[68]

Voting policy

Ramaswamy says that those under 25 who wish to vote should have to pass a civics test that is identical to the test immigrants take to become naturalized citizens of the United States,[71] or work as first responders or military personnel.[72] He did not mention amending the Twenty-sixth Amendment.[73] He favors requiring voter ID to cast a ballot and supports making election day a federal holiday.[74]

Events

Ramaswamy speaks at AmericaFest 2022

Polling

According to FiveThirtyEight March 31 polling averages, Ramaswamy was at 1.2%.[75]

According to a Rasmussen Reports June survey, Ramaswamy was at 3%.[76]

As of August 24, 2023, Ramaswamy polls third behind Donald Trump (51.6%) and Ron DeSantis (14.8%) among Republican voters, with polling averages placing Ramaswamy at 10.3%[77][75] However, several polls have also placed Ramaswamy at second place, ahead of DeSantis. An August poll from Cygnal placed Ramaswamy at second place, with 11% support;[75] while another from RMG Research also placed Ramaswamy at second place, with 13% support.[76]

Ramaswamy generally polls better among college educated and younger Republican voters. Several polls found that Ramaswamy has attracted close to 20% support under Republicans under the age of 40, while only gaining 2-3% among Republicans aged 65 or over. Additionally, many polls found that Ramaswamy is frequently chosen as the second choice candidate among supporters of Trump in the primary, though slightly behind DeSantis.[78]

Republican primary debates

Ramaswamy confirmed, on July 21, 2023, that he hit the minimum number of donors needed to appear at the first debate.[79] Then he became the first Republican candidate to meet every requirement, after signing the loyalty pledge in early August.[80]

August 23, 2023

At the first Republican presidential debate, Ramaswamy appeared alongside Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Asa Hutchinson, and Doug Burgum.[80]

The Daily Telegraph wrote that Ramaswamy "dominated" the debate,[81] while The New York Times opined that Ramaswamy "broke through".[82] The Associated Press likewise wrote that Vivek "overshadowed" DeSantis.[83]The reporters of Politico had mixed responses, variously citing Ramaswamy, Pence, and DeSantis as the winners.[84] The Hill declared Pence, Christie, and Haley the winners, while giving Ramaswamy a "mixed" performance, writing that "It seems near-certain that Ramaswamy is the candidate whose performance will most divide opinion."[85] Rich Lowry of National Review opined that DeSantis, Ramaswamy, and Haley were the three top performing candidates.[86] Liz Peek of Fox News felt that Ramaswamy was the worst performing candidate, while Haley was the best.[87] Anthony Zurcher of BBC News declared Ramaswamy the top winner, followed by Pence, and then Haley.[88] The Washington Post declared Trump (who did not appear), Ramaswamy, and Pence the debate's winners.[89]

Ramaswamy's performance was praised by competitors Donald Trump and Larry Elder, neither of whom appeared at the debate. Trump, declared Ramaswamy the winner;[90] while Elder, who did not qualify, praised Ramaswamy's response to fatherless households in America.[91]

Following the debate, Ramaswamy topped Google Trends and became the most searched for candidate. Ramaswamy received over one million Google searches, while competitor Haley received around 100,000 comparatively.[92]

A post-debate poll, conducted by JL Partners, asked registered Republican voters who gave the best performance in the debate. Ramaswamy was the top candidate, with 28% selecting his performance as the best of the night. DeSantis closely followed with 27%, in addition to Pence with 13%, Scott with 8%, and Haley with 7%.[93] FiveThirtyEight also polled Republican voters, with 29% responding that DeSantis possessed the best performance, while 26% selected Ramaswamy.[94]

September 27, 2023

At the second Republican presidential debate, Ramaswamy is expected to appear.[95]

Interviews

Ramaswamy gained some media attention for his participation in a large number of interviews. His frequent online presence is credited with his quick rise in polling among Republican voters. Ramaswamy accepts almost any interview request, regardless of the outlet.[96]

In August 2023, Politico reported that Ramaswamy appeared on over 150 podcasts since February, and once appeared in 30 separate interviews within a single day.[97] Time Magazine described it as a "everywhere-all-at-once strategy", which produced "a stream of online content more voluminous than any of his competitors."[98] Politico also described it as "the most always-on, always-available strategy of the 2024 presidential race."[96]

Ramaswamy interviews across a wide political spectrum including Tucker Carlson,[99] Bret Baier,[100] Don Lemon (which partially led to Lemon's firing),[101] Krystal Ball, Margaret Hoover,[102] Megyn Kelly,[97] Chuck Todd, Kaitlan Collins, Mike Rowe,[97] Bill Maher,[103] John Stossel, Michael Knowles, Candace Owens, Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson,[97] and Russell Brand.

Donations

The next day after the first debate, Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed it raised an additional $450,000 from donors since the previous night, with an average donation of $38.[104]

In the first three months of Ramaswamy's campaign, he raised $1.16 million from donors, along with $10.55 million that he donated to his own campaign.[105] In the second quarter, he raised $2.7 million from unique donors, and donated an additional $5 million of personal wealth to his campaign.[106]

On July 21, 2023, Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed to The Hill that it had reached 65,000 unique donors.[79] According to Ramaswamy, 40% of his 65,000 donors came from individuals who either made their first donation to a Republican, or their first political donation ever.[106]

Support of President Donald Trump

While some candidates, including Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson, openly criticize former president Donald Trump throughout his ongoing legal battles,[107][108][109] Ramaswamy both defends Trump[110] and levels unspecific criticism against the former president.[111]

After Trump's social media accounts were suspended following the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Ramaswamy and Jed Rubenfeld co-wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed that called the attack "disgraceful", but argued that social media websites should be treated as state actors and that their ban of Trump violated the First Amendment.[9][112] Trump has praised Ramaswamy for saying "only ... good things" about him, and the two men have met several times.[113]

When interviewed, he called Trump's indictment in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump "a national disaster."[114] Regarding the 2023 jury verdict against Trump for sexual abuse in E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald J. Trump, Ramaswamy stated "this seems like just another part of the establishment's anaphylactic response".[115] Following the federal indictment of Donald Trump in June 2023, Ramaswamy vowed to give Trump a presidential pardon if elected.[116]

Attempted Wikipedia editing

In May 2023, Forbes reported Ramaswamy had paid an editor to alter his Wikipedia page to appear more favorable to political conservatives before announcing his campaign.[117][118][119] Forbes reported:

Anyone can make changes to Wikipedia articles, but it’s against the rules for anyone to edit an article about themselves. It’s within the rules to pay someone else to make changes on Wikipedia articles as long as those payments are disclosed. The changes to the Wikipedia page, first reported by Mediaite, were made by a user named Jhofferman, who provided the disclosure on Wikipedia.

The paid editor removed references to his involvement with the Ohio COVID-19 Response Team and his Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans postgraduate fellowship (other editors later restored the removed content, citing the report).[117][120] Paul and Daisy Soros are respectively the elder brother and sister-in-law of businessman and social activist George Soros, who has been the subject of numerous right-wing conspiracy theories.[121]

Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed that it had paid an editor, but denied it was trying to "scrub" his Wikipedia page. A campaign spokesperson said the edits were revisions of "factual distortions" and blamed a Ron DeSantis-aligned super PAC for amplifying the story.[120]

LinkedIn lockout

On May 17, 2023, Ramaswamy's LinkedIn account was locked for violations of LinkedIn’s user agreement. The company cited three posts where he was critical of Joe Biden, the Chinese Communist Party, and climate change.[122] On May 24, the company issued a statement that they do not tolerate “misinformation, hate speech, violence or any form of abuse” on their platform. Ramaswamy stated that his lockout was censorship, and a showcase of “Typical Big Tech behavior: trying to cover their tracks after egregious election interference.” On May 25, the company restored his account, stating that the lockout was "in error".[123][124]

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries § Vivek Ramaswamy

See also

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