RamSam, uncle Sam didn't want you
Vivek Ramaswamy, announced on Monday he will no longer be running for the presidency of the USA, USA, USA! By dropping out, the 38-year-old Harvard graduate and biotech entrepreneur may return to his earlier libertarian avatar, minimising the 'radical conservative' window he has been screen-sharing all this while to become prime tenant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The reason for RamSam flashing the time-out sign is his poor showing in the Iowa caucus Republican presidential nomination contest where he came a poor fourth trailing 'The Don' Trump, 'The Ron' DeSantis, and 'Rikki-Tikki' Nikki Haley.
Campaigning as the apostle of anti-wokeism was always going to be tough when you have anti-woke prophets like Don and Ron at the pulpit.
Trump, not inaccurately, labelled his fanboy a 'fraud'. Ramaswamy may have been caught out as a sheep in wolf's clothing — working up against the woke because it is the 'wight' thing to do.
The likes of Elon Musk may have been impressed by his tech and libertarian credentials too. But Middle America has mixed feelings about techno-aristocracy in general and non-Trump candidates in particular.
Trump aides doubt he'll be in the team if The Don wins 2024. It may be best for RamSam to do what he does best — create wealth and be himself: a libertarian who 'also ran'.
