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JI7

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13. I can't see Ramaswamy actually winning a Republican Primary

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:01 PM

13 hrs ago

becsuse of religion and now he has made those comments about culture which made them more opposed to him.

My guess on why he wants the appointment is that's the only way he can get there right now and he thinks once he is in the Senate he will be able to show them he is worth keeping.

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Vivek Ramaswamy emerges as a surprise prospect for Vance's old Senate seat [View all] Polybius 18 hrs ago OP

Looks like he doge'd that billet. nt. Voltaire2 18 hrs ago #1

Good one. C0RI0LANUS 17 hrs ago #6

DeWine is hell bent on making Ohio a national embarrassment. Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #2

He's going to choose Husted. NEOBuckeye 11 hrs ago #15

Husted is a real fake "Christian " Diamond_Dog 11 hrs ago #16

Yes. Hope22 1 hr ago #19

Apparently Putin has a list of people he wants installed Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #3

"A bruising GOP primary featuring Husted, Ramaswamy and others could dent DeWine's legacy."....... riversedge 17 hrs ago #4

JFC, DeWine. maxsolomon 17 hrs ago #5

The guy is crazy but he's not entirely stupid jgmiller 17 hrs ago #7

I don't think the voters will go for him at all. marble falls 16 hrs ago #8

I wouldn't call it a surprise Blue Owl 16 hrs ago #9

So... lonely bird 16 hrs ago #10

Senator Ramadamadingdong, has a nice ring to it endgenocide 14 hrs ago #11

One good thing about Ramaswamy ... at least he's a bona fide Ohioan FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #12

And Bernie Moreno in November Polybius 11 hrs ago #14

....Vance......they groomed him in CA and air dropped him in Ohio... Hope22 1 hr ago #20

I can't see Ramaswamy actually winning a Republican Primary JI7 13 hrs ago #13

We can hope senator Brown throws his hat in the ring for special election FloridaBlues 9 hrs ago #17

Another opportunity for Sherrod? Marcuse 7 hrs ago #18