Is Ramaswamy next?

[George K]

[Mik]

Like the guy. We have SUCH a strong bench. It would be a travesty if we put Trump up again.

[George K]

The libertarian in me likes him as well. I haven't heard much about foreign policy from him, yet.

Still don't think he stands a ghost of a chance. He's this cycle's Andrew Yang.

[Mik]

He's a whole lot more mainstream than Yang, who I also liked.

[Axtremus]

@Mik said in Is Ramaswamy next?:

He's a whole lot more mainstream than Yang, who I also liked.

Say, what do the electoral track records of the candidates you liked look like in the last, say, 30 years?

[Mik]

Your ability to miss the point in any given thread is stunning.

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K these guys do serve an important purpose, even if longshots at best. They can help shape the issues for the particular election. They can bring things up on the campaign trail that career politicians normally avoid. They will be the cause of the main candidates screwing up at a debate…

With all of the AI attention right now, it’s a little disappointing Yang is not jumping back in. His 2019 message would resonate right now.

[Axtremus]

While you’re still hung up on points, I am already on to trends and patterns.

[George K]

This is not how you build a following.

https://freebeacon.com/elections/ramaswamy-campaign-cuts-off-free-beacon-access-after-appearance-on-anti-semitic-youtubers-podcast/

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign said it would no longer facilitate access between the Washington Free Beacon and the candidate after the Free Beacon reported that Ramaswamy appeared on a podcast hosted by an anti-Semitic YouTuber on Tuesday.

The campaign’s decision comes after the Free Beacon reported on anti-Semitic comments, including the assertion that both the left and right push for "speech censorship on behalf of big Jewish power," made by social media influencer Albert Faleski, also known as "An0maly," who interviewed Ramaswamy this week.

Ramaswamy spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said on Tuesday that the Free Beacon acted in "bad faith" by highlighting Faleski’s comments in the context of Ramaswamy’s appearance on the show, adding that the campaign plans to cut off the Free Beacon’s access.
Ramaswamy appeared on Faleski’s show because he will talk to any media outlet, even controversial ones, she said, adding that Ramaswamy wasn’t aware of Faleski’s anti-Semitic comments before the interview, but might have appeared on the show even if he was aware because of the campaign’s open media policy.

This open media policy apparently doesn’t extend to the Free Beacon.

Faleski, who is also a critic of pharmaceutical companies, pressed Ramaswamy about his biotech background, his work in China, and his support for the COVID-19 vaccine. During the 40-minute interview, the two did not discuss Faleski's views on Jews or Israel.

Faleski was recently named "Antisemite of the Week" by StopAntisemitism.com. He regularly accuses the Republican Party on Twitter of selling out to "Zionists" and "Jewish donors."
"Zionists have the Republican Party by the nuts & they pass anti-American pass speech laws for their donors/Israel because that's who controls them," he wrote last November.

[jon-nyc]

Open Media Policy - as long as you don’t upset me.

[George K]

"Caution. Be sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth."

[jon-nyc]

Imagine if he put out a release saying how unfair it was for them to tar him that way but then added “of course I’ll still meet with them any time as I have an open media policy. I’ll just try to get them to understand that, just like talking to them doesn’t imply agreement with everything they say and do, the same goes for all other outlets”.