Vivek Ramaswamy Archives

Haley Disses Ramaswamy in Debate

September 28, 2023 Buck Banks

“Honestly, every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.”

— Nikki Haley, at the Republican presidential debate, to Vivek Ramaswamy.

Rapping Sap Slapped

August 29, 2023 Buck Banks

Vivek Ramaswamy is a smarmy little sap.
He’s got a smirky face you just want to slap.
But performing as “Da Vek” he
Went and pissed off Slim Shady —
And Eminem said cease and desist hustling my rap.

More Republicans Thought DeSantis Won First Debate

August 25, 2023 Buck Banks

29%

A new Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll finds 29% of debate viewers thought Gov. Ron DeSantis came out on top, followed by Vivek Ramaswamy at 26%, Nikki Haley at 15% and Mike Pence at 7%. “The findings may be surprising because DeSantis generally stayed above the fray in a raucous debate, though Ramaswamy received and delivered lots of barbs.”

Everyone Hates Vivek

August 24, 2023 Buck Banks

“Everyone hates Vivek. That was the biggest takeaway from the Fox News debate on Wednesday night. And who can blame them?” … “Out of the gate, he looked pompous and oleaginous, with what can only be described as a smarmy, shit-eating grin that belied his sharp elbows. Regarding the slickness, Christie observed that he sounded ‘like ChatGPT.’ And regarding the elbows, at one point, even Sen. Tim Scott—you know, the optimistic guy who has a reputation for being too nice—even accused him of ‘being childish.’”

— Matt Lewis

Nut-Job Ramaswamy Gaining on Wingnut DeSantis

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

10%

A new Echelon Insights poll finds Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential field with 49%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 16% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 10%.

Tag: Vivek Ramaswamy

Haley Disses Ramaswamy in Debate

“Honestly, every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.”

— Nikki Haley, at the Republican presidential debate, to Vivek Ramaswamy.

Rapping Sap Slapped

More Republicans Thought DeSantis Won First Debate

29%

Everyone Hates Vivek

— Matt Lewis

Nut-Job Ramaswamy Gaining on Wingnut DeSantis

10%

A new Echelon Insights poll finds Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential field with 49%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 16% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 10%.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Nick Catoggio

“Honestly, every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.”

— Nikki Haley, at the Republican presidential debate, to Vivek Ramaswamy.

“Ahead of the second Republican debate, the DeSantis camp is plagued by growing doubts among donors and allies that their biggest unspoken problem may be the candidate, not the campaign.”

— Tina Nguyen

“This week, I hope to see my colleagues fully address the alleged systemic corruption of Senator Menendez with the same vigor and velocity they brought to concerns about our dress code.”

— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), in a statement.

“House Republicans are gleefully letting Donald Trump function as their chief political strategist at the expense of American families. Trump’s behavior is shameful, but unsurprising from someone who has demonstrated he couldn’t care less about the American people.”

— A spokesman for President Biden’s campaign hit House Republicans for heeding Donald Trump’s calls to dig in on a government shutdown if they don’t get “everything,” The Hill reports.

Numerati

$250 million

New York Times: “He now faces not only the prospect of having to pay $250 million in damages, but he could also lose properties like Trump Tower that are inextricably linked to his brand.”

56%

A new NBC News poll finds that 56% of registered voters say Congress should not hold impeachment hearings to start the process of removing President Biden from office, while 39% say it should.

43%

A new Monmouth poll finds that if the federal government does shut down, 43% of the American public will hold the Republicans in Congress most responsible while 27% will place the blame on President Biden and 21% will blame congressional Democrats.

11th

President Joe Biden’s younger dog, Commander, bit another U.S. Secret Service agent at the White House Monday evening, the 11th known biting incident involving the 2-year-old German Shepherd, CNN reports.

65%

A new Pew Research poll finds that 65% of Americans “say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency. …. A third favor keeping the current Electoral College system.”