Vivek Ramaswamy's Views on DeSantis, Trump, and Nationalism

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate running against Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP primary, believes that Trump can win the general election and even win by a landslide. He downplayed the idea that he was in the field primarily to bloody up Trump’s main opponent, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and instead framed his candidacy as a galvanizing movement for the country. Ramaswamy has criticized DeSantis and other younger stars in politics, including Pete Buttigieg, whom he described as the "Diet Coke" to his "Coca-Cola." He also repeatedly attacked the prevalence and power of donor culture in politics and said he will disavow super PAC money if his opponents agreed to do the same.