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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(117,314 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:13 PM 23 hrs ago

Trump pushes DOGE dork to fill Vance's vacant Senate seat in Ohio

Donald Trump is reportedly pushing failed presidential candidate and billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to take JD Vance’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat in Ohio.

According to the Washington Post, Trump has encouraged Ramaswamy to take the position if offered by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who will make the appointment for the vacated seat once Vance is sworn in as vice president. The outlet also reports that Ramaswamy was planning to run for Ohio governor in 2026.

If Ramaswamy assumed the position, Ohio would be represented by a senator whose history is checkered with promoting debunked conspiracy theories.

During his unsuccessful presidential campaign, Ramaswamy said that the Jan. 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol looked like it was an “inside job,” amplifying a conservative conspiracy that it was undertaken by shadowy forces within the government.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/15/2297118/-Trump-pushes-DOGE-dork-to-fill-Vance-s-vacant-Senate-seat-in-Ohio?detail=emaildkre&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email

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Trump pushes DOGE dork to fill Vance's vacant Senate seat in Ohio (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 23 hrs ago OP

Even Mike Dewine is kissing ass. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #1

Dewine is a clever politician masquerading as a Ninga 22 hrs ago #3

Guessing Elon does not like sharing the stage with Ramaswamy. Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #2

Werent South Asians given their own racial category in South Africa? DBoon 22 hrs ago #4

Yeah, but the whitest billionaire is racist to the core so it matters not Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #7

Stick a fork in Ohio. We're done. Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #5

Does he live in Ohio? Beaverhausen 21 hrs ago #6

Irish_Dem

(61,069 posts)

1. Even Mike Dewine is kissing ass.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:15 PM

23 hrs ago

I remember years ago when he had some decency.

Ninga

(8,661 posts)

3. Dewine is a clever politician masquerading as a

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:49 PM

22 hrs ago

beloved grandpa. I NEVER have been impressed by the one or two things he got right vs all the damage he has done.

Attilatheblond

(4,860 posts)

2. Guessing Elon does not like sharing the stage with Ramaswamy.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:38 PM

22 hrs ago

That ingrained racism thing is a high hurdle for some immigrants from apartheid culture. to overcome.

DBoon

(23,262 posts)

4. Werent South Asians given their own racial category in South Africa?

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:53 PM

22 hrs ago

Yes:

The Population Registration Act, 1950 classified all South Africans into one of four racial groups based on appearance, known ancestry, socioeconomic status, and cultural lifestyle: "Black", "White", "Coloured", and "Indian", the last two of which included several sub-classifications.[11] Places of residence were determined by racial classification

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid