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Vivek Ramaswamy is the first millennial to run for the Republican presidential nomination.

The 38-year-old is a biotech and health care entrepreneur who has written two books: "Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence" and "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam."

He's built his message around the idea that Americans lack purpose and meaning, and that the country needs someone like him — young, unjaded and an outsider — to help restore its national identity.

Ramaswamy, born in Cincinnati to parents who emigrated from India, graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biology. After Harvard, he took a job at a hedge fund as a biotech stock analyst and worked there while attending Yale Law School.

In 2014, he founded Roivant, the source of the bulk of his fortune. The company targets drugs that large pharmaceutical companies have shelved because they didn't fit into the company's business model. Roivant would buy the right to develop those drugs and share the profits with the original company.

 
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Looks like a smart guy to me. His recent interview with Mehedy Hasan

 
Dont know much about him, and also don't care much that he is of Indian origin. But I love the whipping he has been handing out to the leftists and wokes who have been trying to needle him in interviews. He owns them completely.
 
Dont know much about him, and also don't care much that he is of Indian origin. But I love the whipping he has been handing out to the leftists and wokes who have been trying to needle him in interviews. He owns them completely.
He was destroyed by mehdi
 
Watched the interview.

He destroyed Mehdi’s typical anti Indian agenda with supreme authority.
 
Ahahaha just found out he's Republican.

If he was a Democrat he could have peaked out at a Kamala Harris type diversity candidate level. But Republican with Trump on the prowl? Zero chance.
 
Watched the interview.

He destroyed Mehdi’s typical anti Indian agenda with supreme authority.
Mehdi is all about winning arguments. He has even written a book on the subject. The truth is somewhat secondary to him.
Vivek did put him in his place in this interview.
Mehdi's parents are from Hyderabad, India though. So he's not as anti-India as he sounds sometimes.
 
Trying to be VP nominee for Trump, he knows he can’t be President of the US.

Sunak the PM of UK, Vivek the president of USA and Modi the PM of India at the same time is the world I envision.

You agree brother?

:kp
 
A 38 year old president? You must be havin a laugh

Kids should not be allowed to run for such critical positions, no matter how smart they appear to be.
 
Sunak the PM of UK, Vivek the president of USA and Modi the PM of India at the same time is the world I envision.

You agree brother?

:kp
Sunak won't be PM of UK for long
Vivek won't be President of the US.
Modi and if not Modi then Yogi will be PM of India because as we all know that India is high on that religious extremism.
 
For those who are cheering him on - he has promised to ban H1-B visas which Indians love to use.
He wants to restructure the H-1B visa process and eliminate the lottery system, not the H-1B visas themselves.

He said that the lottery system needs to be replaced with an actual merit-based admission system.
 
Trying to be VP nominee for Trump, he knows he can’t be President of the US.
This is exactly what I concluded of Vivek. I think he is a smart guy (I do disagree with him on multiple accounts) and he knows that Trump could be the leader (as unfortunate as it is for Muslim Americans). So Vivek is hedging his chances very well by positioning himself as the leading VP candidate for Trump.

Who knows, with Trump's fading health we could even see an unelected President just like Sunak being the unelected PM.
 
America in the throes of white genocide or white replacement theory which Trump himself has been responsible for…will never back a non white guy who also happens to be rich.

Nope… not gonna happen. The bharatis here should be happy he made it to the campaign stage.
 
Dont know much about him, and also don't care much that he is of Indian origin. But I love the whipping he has been handing out to the leftists and wokes who have been trying to needle him in interviews. He owns them completely.
Sounds like a guy recreating focus group talking points. BTW Mehdi owned him. The Trump bit was brilliant
 
You have to be part of a marginalized group if you are a minority to get the sympathy of leftist liberals. You also have to be a practicing Christian and preferably white to win the conservative belt of the country.

Vivek Ramaswamy is neither if the above mentioned groups. He is a polytheist and hates woke victim culture. He is an out and out capitalist and puts American interests at the forefront which means leftist liberals will never side with him.

I don't see him becoming a President ever. However, someone like Donald Trump can select him as his running mate.
 
America in the throes of white genocide or white replacement theory which Trump himself has been responsible for…will never back a non white guy who also happens to be rich.

It can happen .. but only if non-white stands as a Democratic nominee. Obama broke that door down.
 
You have to be part of a marginalized group if you are a minority to get the sympathy of leftist liberals. You also have to be a practicing Christian and preferably white to win the conservative belt of the country.

Vivek Ramaswamy is neither if the above mentioned groups. He is a polytheist and hates woke victim culture. He is an out and out capitalist and puts American interests at the forefront which means leftist liberals will never side with him.

I don't see him becoming a President ever. However, someone like Donald Trump can select him as his running mate.
And give up all the white nationalist votes? Even Cheeto ain’t that stupid.
 
This is exactly what I concluded of Vivek. I think he is a smart guy (I do disagree with him on multiple accounts) and he knows that Trump could be the leader (as unfortunate as it is for Muslim Americans). So Vivek is hedging his chances very well by positioning himself as the leading VP candidate for Trump.

Who knows, with Trump's fading health we could even see an unelected President just like Sunak being the unelected PM.
Vast majority of the Muslim population will be voting for Trump in the coming election if Trump is a Republican nominee.

Unless Trump die, Vivek will not be elected as a President of the US.

I do not think the US is no where near to elect a foreigner, even US born.

But you are correct, Vivek knows what he is doing, and he has positioned himself very well to be few of the top choice for VP nominee.
 
It can happen .. but only if non-white stands as a Democratic nominee. Obama broke that door down.
I was addressing this guy going for the GOP ticket, but yes an Indian would have a chance if he/she was a dem. But I think under the current political scene, the blowback from Obama being president and some of his divisive rhetoric has left a bad taste with most Americans. We are actually farther away from a minority president than we were before.
 
I was addressing this guy going for the GOP ticket, but yes an Indian would have a chance if he/she was a dem. But I think under the current political scene, the blowback from Obama being president and some of his divisive rhetoric has left a bad taste with most Americans. We are actually farther away from a minority president than we were before.

I believe most Republicans will over look who will be the VP as long as they can get Trump in the office.
 
I was addressing this guy going for the GOP ticket, but yes an Indian would have a chance if he/she was a dem. But I think under the current political scene, the blowback from Obama being president and some of his divisive rhetoric has left a bad taste with most Americans. We are actually farther away from a minority president than we were before.

I've never seen Obama as a particularly divisive president, not more than Bush or Cinton anyway. Why do you say that ?
 
I believe most Republicans will over look who will be the VP as long as they can get Trump in the office.
I disagree. There is a huge chunk of white Americans who self identify as white nationalists and they are the ones who turn out in droves to vote for Trump. They have completely taken over the GOP. It’s no longer a typical GOP/Conservative/Republican scene anymore. It’s basically Trumpism vs whatever else. He will be shooting himself in the foot if he goes and picks a non white running mate. That’s like undoing the last 15 years of work he has done to establish a voter base.
 
I've never seen Obama as a particularly divisive president, not more than Bush or Cinton anyway. Why do you say that ?
He will be no choice maybe. Also when it comes down voting I think trump will lose again to biden. Not much has changed since biden became President. Twitter is not a true representation of what’s going on .
 
He will be no choice maybe. Also when it comes down voting I think trump will lose again to biden. Not much has changed since biden became President. Twitter is not a true representation of what’s going on .

Some of the Hunter-Biden scandals and Trans-issues will lure away some independents. But I think Biden will just edge it too.
 
I've never seen Obama as a particularly divisive president, not more than Bush or Cinton anyway. Why do you say that ?
I am sharing his perception by the American people not my personal view.

His support of BLM and talking about the police killings of blacks especially Trayvon Martin was weaponized by the right and marketed as spreading division which the swing voters fell for hook line and sinker. How else do you think Trump won in 2016 after all the progress and relatively clean 8 years under Obama? The dude had no scandals, navigated the country out of economic disaster, etc, etc. and yet Americans felt, especially the swing voters that he had pushed the country towards too much political correctness and a course correction was needed.

The entire usage of “liberal woke” or “wokism” as a concept of movement was weaponized by alt right who believe Obama gave birth to it. It’s easier to convince people to hate something if it appeals to their racist tendencies buried deep down. Trumpism basically tapped into those sentiments of the public and took over the traditional GOP which was inherently not as pandering to the racist crowd as Trump was/is.
 
I am sharing his perception by the American people not my personal view.

His support of BLM and talking about the police killings of blacks especially Trayvon Martin was weaponized by the right and marketed as spreading division which the swing voters fell for hook line and sinker. How else do you think Trump won in 2016 after all the progress and relatively clean 8 years under Obama? The dude had no scandals, navigated the country out of economic disaster, etc, etc. and yet Americans felt, especially the swing voters that he had pushed the country towards too much political correctness and a course correction was needed.

The entire usage of “liberal woke” or “wokism” as a concept of movement was weaponized by alt right who believe Obama gave birth to it. It’s easier to convince people to hate something if it appeals to their racist tendencies buried deep down. Trumpism basically tapped into those sentiments of the public and took over the traditional GOP which was inherently not as pandering to the racist crowd as Trump was/is.

I'm not sure about that. I think the dislike of Hillary Clinton and people seeing her as an establishment politician gave Trump the outsider 'successful businessman' bump in his 2016 campaign. Not to mention her server-email scandal and investigation by Comey.

That's been my reading of it. But I defer to your knowledge since you live there.
 
I disagree. There is a huge chunk of white Americans who self identify as white nationalists and they are the ones who turn out in droves to vote for Trump. They have completely taken over the GOP. It’s no longer a typical GOP/Conservative/Republican scene anymore. It’s basically Trumpism vs whatever else. He will be shooting himself in the foot if he goes and picks a non white running mate. That’s like undoing the last 15 years of work he has done to establish a voter base.

Good point here.

Many PPers here (especially Muslims not in the US) have zero clue or awareness of the white nationalism muscle that is the underpinning of Trumpism in the US.
 
I'm not sure about that. I think the dislike of Hillary Clinton and people seeing her as an establishment politician gave Trump the outsider 'successful businessman' bump in his 2016 campaign. Not to mention her 'server-email' scandal.

That's been my reading of it. But I defer to your knowledge since you live there

That was a factor, absolutely. But not the only one.

I think the way Trump had weaponized Anti Obama sentiment, anybody would have lost. Why do you think Biden didn’t run in 2016?
I think it’s because he and his people knew what was going on and just sat back to see how things shaped up. Covid and trumps mishandling of it gave him that opening.

Anyhow that’s just my view. And I am no expert on politics and we all bring our own bias to such views. But I have seen enough evidence of rising white nationalism in the country to know a non white has no chance on the right
 
And give up all the white nationalist votes? Even Cheeto ain’t that stupid.
VP role is pretty insignificant anyways. Vivek can be there to appease minority voters. Trump has a bad rep for being a racist among non-white voters. Vivek can be the token brown guy.
 
VP role is pretty insignificant anyways. Vivek can be there to appease minority voters. Trump has a bad rep for being a racist among non-white voters. Vivek can be the token brown guy.
Once again, do you not understand how racism or ultra white nationalists work? There whole premise is that Trump will cleanse the country of minorities and make USA a Gora Rashtra

A non white VP defeats the purpose. It’s still a very important position.
 
Once again, do you not understand how racism or ultra white nationalists work? There whole premise is that Trump will cleanse the country of minorities and make USA a Gora Rashtra

A non white VP defeats the purpose. It’s still a very important position.
Trump cannot win on Christiaan white voters alone. He needs the votes of liberal whites too and the ones on the fence who may not trust Trump completely due to his reputation. Vivek can be the poster brown boy who can mitigate the racist image of Trump.
This is similar to how it works in India. BJP is considered an upper caste party. But they are in fact a Shudra party. They are BJP's biggest vote bank. To get the votes of Tribals, BJP has appointed Draupadi Murmu as the President of India. She is the poster women for BJP to mitigate its anti-dalit/tribal image. Politics are pretty complex.
 
Trump cannot win on Christiaan white voters alone. He needs the votes of liberal whites too and the ones on the fence who may not trust Trump completely due to his reputation. Vivek can be the poster brown boy who can mitigate the racist image of Trump.
This is similar to how it works in India. BJP is considered an upper caste party. But they are in fact a Shudra party. They are BJP's biggest vote bank. To get the votes of Tribals, BJP has appointed Draupadi Murmu as the President of India. She is the poster women for BJP to mitigate its anti-dalit/tribal image. Politics are pretty complex.
The dynamic there is different. Brahmins are the highest caste and only 4% of Indians identify as Brahmins. Besides they are Hindus… not some other religion or race.

America is majority white and a vast majority of voting Americans are white suburban or heartlanders. That’s where the white nationalist voters reside. The liberal whites are limited to a few states alone and the electoral college factor nullifies any advantage that poses. If you are not familiar with the electoral college, look that up. Winning NY, CA and say MI and PA etc alone may not matter much of you are going to lose the other states.

Anyhow, like I said … we can all reason based on our experiences as well as bias. Nobody can claim to be 100% correct. However, in this case either of us will stand vindicated based on his running mate pick. There are unfortunately no good options on the field. This dude is absolutely clueless and Trump needs someone who strikes the balance between Trumpism and better sense. If Trump and Trump wanna be team up, it will end up in disaster.

The other supposedly Sikh lady has already penetrated Trump with her sharpened knives a few times so I doubt she is an option.
 

‘You’re just scum’: Haley slams Ramaswamy in heated GOP debate​

The 2024 Republican candidates turned on each other in Donald Trump’s absence during a spirited third GOP debate on Wednesday with former UN ambassador Nikki Haley branding Vivek Ramaswamy “scum”.

The tech entrepreneur was booed by the crowd in Miami after attacking Ms Haley’s daughter during a heated exchange over security concerns about TikTok and China – a touchy topic of previous debates.

“In the last debate, [Ms Haley] made fun of me for actually joining TikTok while her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time so you might want to take care of your family first,” Mr Ramaswamy shot at Ms Haley.

The former UN ambassador responded furiously, “Leave my daughter out of your voice.”

As the crowd booed, Ms Haley shook her head, adding: “You’re just scum.”

The two candidates have butted heads in previous debates. During the first debate, Ms Haley attacked Mr Ramaswamy’s foreign policy saying he would make America less safe. In the second debate, the former South Carolina governor said she felt “a little bit dumber” every time Mr Ramaswamy spoke.

But Wednesday night’s attack was the most personal and biggest flashpoint in a two-hour debate marked by personal attacks, while Mr Trump held his own alternative rally just a short drive away in the city of Hialeah.

 
Ramaswamy needs to learn a lot when it comes to debates. He is too radical in his views and does not present his ideas without getting into controversy.

It will be Trump again as the Elephant's presidential candidate.
 
What an absolute tool. So desperate to impress the right wing that he doesn't realise that he comes across.
 
this dude has a snowball's chance in hel of becoming president. he is just a tool.
 
So weird Western politics bas become like South Asian one, polarising foul mouth politicians , no space for discourse.
 
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy opened up about his 'Hindu' faith, emphasizing that it provides him with freedom and has motivated him to undertake this presidential campaign as a moral obligation.

Speaking at 'The Family Leader' forum organized by The Daily Signal platform on Saturday, the Indian-American entrepreneur drew parallels between the teachings of Hinduism and Christianity, expressing his intention to promote shared values for the benefit of the next generation.

Mr Ramaswamy said, "My faith is what gives me my freedom. My faith is what led me to this presidential campaign...I am a Hindu. I believe there is one true God. I believe god put each of us here for a purpose. My faith teaches us that we have a duty, a moral duty to realise that purpose. Those are God's instruments that work through us in different ways, but we are still equal because God resides in each of us. That's the core of my faith".

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He is a smooth talker but seems highly inexperienced. Some of his positions are unlikely to materialize.
 
"Reinstate Trump Or...": Vivek Ramaswamy's Ultimatum After Colorado Ruling

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to pull out from the Colorado ballot if the state's Supreme Court does not let Donald Trump contest. His remarks come hours after the court declared Trump ineligible for the US President's office due to his role in the US Capitol attack.

Ramaswamy also urged other Republican candidates to withdraw from the Colorado polls immediately if the court doesn't reinstate Trump on the ballot.

"I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot until Trump is also allowed to be on the ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley do the same immediately," he said on X (formerly Twitter).

I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot until Trump is also allowed to be on the ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley do the same immediately - or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which will have disastrous.

Calling the ruling an 'illegal maneuver', the Indian-American leader said it would have disastrous consequences for the US.

The 4-3 ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court makes Trump the first presidential candidate in US history to be deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used provision of the US Constitution that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office.

The ruling applies only to Colorado's March 5 Republican primary, but its conclusion could affect Trump's status in the state for the November 5 general election. Nonpartisan US election forecasters view Colorado as safely Democratic, meaning that President Joe Biden will likely carry the state regardless of Trump's fate there.
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After Trump's "Fraud" Jab, Vivek Ramaswamy's "Founding Fathers" Retort

In what seems like a shift in strategy, former US President Donald Trump just two days ahead of the Iowa caucuses has started to criticise fellow Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Up until this point, the Republican presidential candidate and Donald Trump have appeared to maintain a friendly relationship on the campaign trail.

On Sunday, Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social, claimed that Vivek Ramaswamy is a threat to his Make America Great Again movement.

Calling himself "the best president in generations", the 45th US President urged all Iowans to not "get duped".

Donald Trump wrote, "Vivek started his campaign as a great supporter, "the best President in generations," etc. Unfortunately, now all he does is disguise his support in the form of deceitful campaign tricks. Very sly, but a vote for Vivek is a vote for the "other side" - don't get duped by this. Vote for "TRUMP," don't waste your vote! Vivek is not MAGA. The Biden Indictments against his Political Opponent will never be allowed in this Country, they are already beginning to fall! MAGA!!!"

An American political slogan and movement, Make America Great Again (MAGA) was popularised by Mr Trump during his successful 2016 presidential campaign. This slogan is used to refer to his political base.

In another post on X (formerly Twitter), senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, Chris LaCivita labelled Vivek Ramaswamy as "fake" and urged Iowans to "beware" as "he is a vegetarian."

So far, the Indian-American presidential hopeful has refrained from criticising Donald Trump. In fact, Mr Ramaswamy's campaign is also handing out shirts, which include text that read, 'Save Trump, Vote Vivek'.

Donald Trump's criticism stems from this shirt campaign. Pointing out the same, the former President claimed that Vivek Ramaswamy is engaging in “deceitful campaign tricks".

Vivek Ramaswamy Responds
Now, in response to Mr Trump's accusations, Vivek Ramaswamy has penned a detailed note on X (formerly Twitter), on Sunday.

He wrote, “Yes, I saw President Trump's Truth Social post. It's an unfortunate move by his campaign advisors, I don't think friendly fire is helpful. Donald Trump was the greatest President of the 21st century, and I'm not going to criticize him in response to this late attack. I've met tens of thousands of Iowans across 390+ events here, and they are deeply worried - and so am I - that this “system” won't allow Donald J. Trump anywhere near the White House again. It seems they will stop at *nothing* to keep him away from power.”

Vivek Ramaswamy continued, “I'm worried for Trump. I'm worried for our country. I've stood up against the persecution against Trump, and I've defended him at every step. I showed up at the Miami courthouse in solidarity following his first federal indictment. I filed a FOIA demand to the Biden DOJ. I submitted an amicus brief this week to the U.S. Supreme Court calling on them to overturn Colorado's ruling. I pledged to remove myself from Maine's & Colorado's primary ballots if they remove Trump, calling on DeSantis and Haley to do the same.”

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In another post on X (formerly Twitter), senior advisor to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, Chris LaCivita labelled Vivek Ramaswamy as "fake" and urged Iowans to "beware" as "he is a vegetarian."

LOL. This made me laugh.

I don't expect Republican Party electing a non-white as their leader. May not happen anytime soon.
 
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy opened up about his 'Hindu' faith, emphasizing that it provides him with freedom and has motivated him to undertake this presidential campaign as a moral obligation.

Speaking at 'The Family Leader' forum organized by The Daily Signal platform on Saturday, the Indian-American entrepreneur drew parallels between the teachings of Hinduism and Christianity,
expressing his intention to promote shared values for the benefit of the next generation.

Mr Ramaswamy said, "My faith is what gives me my freedom. My faith is what led me to this presidential campaign...I am a Hindu. I believe there is one true God. I believe god put each of us here for a purpose. My faith teaches us that we have a duty, a moral duty to realise that purpose. Those are God's instruments that work through us in different ways, but we are still equal because God resides in each of us. That's the core of my faith".

NDTV

 
Vivek drops out of the presidential race. No surprise; he was never going to appeal to Americans with his really annoying personality.
But at the same time, he probably achieved his goal of getting a lot of publicity, and he has a good chance of getting a position in Trump's next administration.

 
Turns out to be the smartest guy in the house. Brother predicted this thing months ago in his head and walked away from this mess to save his image and secure his political future.

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Turns out to be the smartest guy in the house. Brother predicted this thing months ago in his head and walked away from this mess to save his image and secure his political future.

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Wow .. Elon and Trump are really going at each other. Seems too immediate to be genuine though. Just yesterday they were huggin and kissin each other in the Oval office.
 
Wow .. Elon and Trump are really going at each other. Seems too immediate to be genuine though. Just yesterday they were huggin and kissin each other in the Oval office.

It just felt too artificial and selfish always. Knowing both Trump and Elon being drama queens, I had expected these. But it’s gone worse than what I expected 🤣🤣🤣
 
Elon Musk wants to be himself the US President. I think that’s his next goal. He always craves for true power. Being the richest man in the world wasn’t enough.
 
Elon Musk wants to be himself the US President. I think that’s his next goal. He always craves for true power. Being the richest man in the world wasn’t enough.
I don’t think he legally can. He was born in South Africa.

I think Elon Musk has a problem you sometimes see with intelligent people. They can not bear to not be seen as great as everything. They pretend they are great in everything even if they’re not. He even reportedly cheated an online game he was streaming. I think it’s a fear of looking stupid. Same way he can’t bear not to be loved by the public and criticised. He hates the new bill, as it insinuates he was previously wrong.

Usually people like him with his sort of problems would generally keep a low public profile to try and stay clear of those issues. I think however given his success and the early good media portrayal of him, made him get comfortable and desire the limelight and adoration. And now he’s bitter because he’s losing all that, especially since the twitter take over.

I was never a massive fan of him. But the sad thing i think his desire to help humanity is a genuine one. I think he cares about addressing climate change, and furthering human survival. I don’t think previously he was money hungry either. I just think fame has corrupted his sense of thinking and his poor control over his autism has made it worse. I remember the guy was working himself to death for his companies of spaceX and Tesla. Now he’s happy to waste time appearing in DOGE, picking fights on twitter, and even Tesla shareholders are worried that he isn’t putting enough effort/hours into Tesla anymore. I remember when people were worried he worked too much. His priorities have just changed in last few years.
 
Vivek will never get Republican nomination for POTUS. He is not white and Christian. End of Story.

That’s true.

But like Deadly said, a solid VP candidate. This is a mad genius and a workoholic.
 
Vivek will never get Republican nomination for POTUS. He is not white and Christian. End of Story.
Christian doesn’t matter to them anymore. Look at Trump, look at Obama who felt comfortable using the Muslim card.

But I agree the right will lose its mind if they see a desi in the running lol esp with their white cousins in UK already calling for immigration bans
 
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