Just before the primaries, Republican front-runner Vivek Ramaswamy stops paying on television advertisements but maintains his candidacy.
His popularity has suffered, with support for him falling by around 50% from its peak of 8% in late September. At the moment, he is averaging approximately 4%, which has led to conjecture about his future intentions, including ideas from the previous president Donald Trump.
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On Wednesday, he even disclosed to Politico that he had a “legitimate shot at winning the Iowa caucus,” a claim that is tough to defend considering that he is only slightly ahead in Iowa (around 5.9 percent), less than half the percentage of former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley (16.1%), less than a third of Florida governor Ron DeSantis (18.6%), and less than a ninth of President Trump (51.3%).
Despite spending millions of dollars on his campaign, Ramaswamy criticizes TV advertising, labelling it “for chumps.”
“Mostly everybody who’s advertising on TV right now is probably wasting their money,” Politico was told by Ramaswamy. “And ourselves, we were included in that category. … It’s basically the most expensive [method] with least measurable results.”
And although some would accept that argument, the former president doesn’t seem to be one of them.
Ramaswamy’s action signals, in the eyes of Trump and the rest of the world, that he knows the conclusion is certain and will shortly end his campaign.
“He will, I am sure, Endorse me,” On Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump posted.
“But,” he added, “Vivek is a good man, and is not done yet!”
Ramaswamy wishes for you to have the same perspective.
He disclosed to Politico that his campaign plan will give internet advertising, direct mail, and door-to-door canvassing precedence over television investment in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses on January 15.
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“The dynamics of the race have mostly been unrelated in recent months to the expenditure of television ads,” Ramaswamy stated, adding that other campaigns that have spent much on television have seen minimal changes in their polling results.
He declared that he will support Trump when he formally withdrew from the race, as was to be expected.
He told Politico that Trump will get “my full endorsement” at that point, “just as I’d expect the same from him.”
Is Ramaswamy hoping to be the running mate for Donald Trump? It’s thought that Trump would choose a female candidate for the position, but rumors are still rampant.
According to KATU, Trump has already hailed Ramaswamy’s qualities as a possible vice president.
“He’s a young guy. He’s got a lot of talent. He’s a very, very, very intelligent person,” he said then. “I tell ya, I think he’d be very good. I think he’s really distinguished himself.”
