DeSantis flounders. Nikki Haley claps back. And the 38-year-old political newbie surges. But does Ramaswamy actually have a shot? A report from the GOP debate.
It's funny when career politicians try to tout their experience as a positive. Things are the way they are precisely because of career politicians. That it was Pence and Christy is just...perfect.
The same thing happens when you mention a third party candidate. "Oh that party will ruin the country!" Really? It doesn't seem like you can know that for sure and the one thing we DO know ABSOLUTELY for sure is that democrats and republicans are ruining the country.
Like so many other candidates this dude seems like a wack job who I'm not voting for, but being an outsider is a huge plus.
I like Vivek, the republican 'party' does not. The republican party used power to get money, democrats use money to get power. Republicans do not care if they win elections, they raise money.
Vivek and Trump - the outsiders - are highly competent men. The republican party is used to Monopoly government money they can grift; the two competencies cannot co-exist.
I can register to vote 15 days before an election. Why don't moderate dems, libertarians, independents, and such switch their party to republican and choose a GOP contender that is not Trump? Why does the rest of the nation have to be limited by a Trumpian minority? Nearly any of the other GOP contenders is better than a Trump Biden election.
He dismisses Israel as the only true loyal and strategic friend in a very volatile and untrustworthy region. Lost me and my friends big time because of that alone.
And what about this Soros handout business, if true?
Importantly, if FP and CNN are agog about Vivek and compare him to Obama '08 - we in the middle should think long and hard about his candidacy.
He is not dismissing Israel. He is saying we should keep ally ship and strong partner while reducing financial support. He isn’t sponsored by Soros - that’s a media lie. He won a scholarship as a young teen partly funded by Paul Soros. It’s amazing to me how quickly we make judgements on snippets.
Vivek is clearly intelligent and has a good grasp of the issues . I think he would be a valuable asset to Trump and if he shows his worth then he can run for president. But he isn't ready .He comes across as a little too slick sometimes and has no track record of leadership. There is no way this man wins the nomination unless something happens to Trump.
We don't get to pick our messengers they arrive in human form in all their messiness. The message needs to be heard and until then, nothing changes. There will always be follow up tweets. But it's original tweet that resonates. Vivek is a follow up tweet.
Also if you haven’t seen in every article for the last two weeks: We’re hosting our first live debate on September 13 at the Ace Theatre in Los Angeles! Has the sexual revolution failed? Come argue about it and have a drink. We can’t wait to meet you in person. You can purchase tickets now at thefp.com/debates.”
I am a fan of Olivia and Vivek. O, I think this piece could have gone a bit longer. It drifted at the end towards the negative and then ended prematurely. IMO
On cue, NBC is already implying Vivek is a nazi, “It is deeply distressing to see that a child of immigrants, himself a person of color, would be lifting talking points from neo-Nazis,” one expert said of Vivek Ramaswamy."
They don't understand that their smears make a lot of people like him more.
Everything that’s positive is smeared by hacks as racism. It’s all they have it’s so played out. I really feel for those folks who speak their mind no matter what their race/gender/orientation/religion have to endure. So sick of it
It's funny when career politicians try to tout their experience as a positive. Things are the way they are precisely because of career politicians. That it was Pence and Christy is just...perfect.
The same thing happens when you mention a third party candidate. "Oh that party will ruin the country!" Really? It doesn't seem like you can know that for sure and the one thing we DO know ABSOLUTELY for sure is that democrats and republicans are ruining the country.
Like so many other candidates this dude seems like a wack job who I'm not voting for, but being an outsider is a huge plus.
I like Vivek, the republican 'party' does not. The republican party used power to get money, democrats use money to get power. Republicans do not care if they win elections, they raise money.
Vivek and Trump - the outsiders - are highly competent men. The republican party is used to Monopoly government money they can grift; the two competencies cannot co-exist.
He is a child, don’t you think?
I can register to vote 15 days before an election. Why don't moderate dems, libertarians, independents, and such switch their party to republican and choose a GOP contender that is not Trump? Why does the rest of the nation have to be limited by a Trumpian minority? Nearly any of the other GOP contenders is better than a Trump Biden election.
Fox News seems to have clearly fallen into the DeSantis camp based on their chosen spin to their news stories and headlines.
Vivek the Insult Comic Wonk.
He dismisses Israel as the only true loyal and strategic friend in a very volatile and untrustworthy region. Lost me and my friends big time because of that alone.
And what about this Soros handout business, if true?
Importantly, if FP and CNN are agog about Vivek and compare him to Obama '08 - we in the middle should think long and hard about his candidacy.
He is not dismissing Israel. He is saying we should keep ally ship and strong partner while reducing financial support. He isn’t sponsored by Soros - that’s a media lie. He won a scholarship as a young teen partly funded by Paul Soros. It’s amazing to me how quickly we make judgements on snippets.
I'm not sure I have a favorite yet. Christie should have gotten some credit for speaking truthfully and courageously.
Vivek is clearly intelligent and has a good grasp of the issues . I think he would be a valuable asset to Trump and if he shows his worth then he can run for president. But he isn't ready .He comes across as a little too slick sometimes and has no track record of leadership. There is no way this man wins the nomination unless something happens to Trump.
We don't get to pick our messengers they arrive in human form in all their messiness. The message needs to be heard and until then, nothing changes. There will always be follow up tweets. But it's original tweet that resonates. Vivek is a follow up tweet.
Also if you haven’t seen in every article for the last two weeks: We’re hosting our first live debate on September 13 at the Ace Theatre in Los Angeles! Has the sexual revolution failed? Come argue about it and have a drink. We can’t wait to meet you in person. You can purchase tickets now at thefp.com/debates.”
I am a fan of Olivia and Vivek. O, I think this piece could have gone a bit longer. It drifted at the end towards the negative and then ended prematurely. IMO
On cue, NBC is already implying Vivek is a nazi, “It is deeply distressing to see that a child of immigrants, himself a person of color, would be lifting talking points from neo-Nazis,” one expert said of Vivek Ramaswamy."
They don't understand that their smears make a lot of people like him more.
Everything that’s positive is smeared by hacks as racism. It’s all they have it’s so played out. I really feel for those folks who speak their mind no matter what their race/gender/orientation/religion have to endure. So sick of it
Vivek comes across as genuine. He is also positive, the happy warrior. It’s a natural human reaction to embrace the vibe. He has it.
He could become a threat to the system. So once the eye of Mordor turns its gaze we will see what happens.
I don’t like vivek’s views on Israel. Haley put him in his place.
I found him obnoxious. Destanis had a good start then faded but not a disaster. Haley won it