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Diamond_Dog

(41,102 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:19 AM Thursday

Vivek loves to blabber about ending "massive Medicaid fraud" in Ohio.

Someone should tell him the Republican Party has been in charge of Ohio and its Medicaid program since 2011.

Personally I think he’s just rage-baiting, because poor people are such easy targets.

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Walleye

(45,542 posts)
1. I'm tired of hearing about all this fraud and not seeing any proof
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:22 AM
Thursday

Waste, fraud and abuse are three different things. If people are committing crimes, they should be prosecuted, just blaming a whole group or class is the true action of Nazism. And collective punishment is something we do not practice in America up until now

Diamond_Dog

(41,102 posts)
2. Exactly, Walleye.
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:33 AM
Thursday

And it’s pretty rich when you consider all the waste and fraud in our Federal government they ignore.

I’ll bet if you asked Vivek for examples of Ohio Medicaid fraud, he wouldn’t be able to come up with anything on a “massive” scale. These smarmy elites just love to humiliate the poor for “taking our hard earned tax money.” Easy rage bait for getting elected.

CincyDem

(7,416 posts)
4. Heard him on local talk radio yesterday...his response to that exact point was...
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:39 AM
Thursday

“I’m not running to litigate the past, I’m looking at the future”. Right winger host wasn’t buying it

I don’t know. Picking a Lt Gov partner to was up to his eyeballs in the fraud doesn’t sound like a good play.

I’m not into the name calling thing but it’s noticeable around here that folks who use the phrase “Democrat Party” and starting to refer to him as RaveSmarmy as a way of being insulting. He’s a very local guy here and a lot of his high school class say he hasn’t changed since freshman year.

VR is at about 40% negatives amount likely voters and, after spending 20 mlion already, hasn’t moved it a point. Acton hasn’t spent a dime yet so it’s not like there are competing messages out there holding him in place.

I think Ohio really might be in play this year. The combo of Acton with high name awareness and positives plus VR being such a terrible candidate….it could happen.

Diamond_Dog

(41,102 posts)
6. I am seeing lots of anti-Vivek comments on my local Nextdoor
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:46 AM
Thursday

which is usually very pro right wing Republican. And yes I know Nextdoor isn’t supposed to be political.

Ray Bruns

(6,786 posts)
5. "VR is at about 40% negatives amount likely voters and, after spending 20 mlion already, hasn't moved it a point"
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:43 AM
Thursday

It wouldn’t be that Vivek has an image problem in Ohio, would it?

mopinko

(73,973 posts)
7. yeah. i'd like to think he'll lose based on his positions, but
Thu May 21, 2026, 10:38 AM
Thursday

he’ll have a hard time w that test. sad.

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