US Polls 2024: Vivek Ramaswamy's popularity surges; raises more than $450,000 in first hour post debate
Fox News, Ramaswamy was the most Google-searched GOP candidate for the first Republican presidential debate on Wednesday and was followed by fellow Indian-American Haley. The entrepreneur-turned-politician was being hit hard by three of his top rivals – former New Jersey Governor Chris Christies, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. "In Trump's absence, Ramaswamy drives the GOP debate," popular Axis reported on Thursday.
In the first poll debate, 28 percent of the 504 respondents said that Ramaswamy performed the best and was followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 27 percent, and Pence with 13 percent. Indian-American Haley received the vote of 7 percent. "Vivek Ramaswamy Grabs Spotlight at First Republican Primary Debate," reported The Wall Street Journal.
Its editorial board in its editorial was critical of his foreign policy proposals and said this will not get him to the White House. The Indian American candidate who was called a promising candidate by Elon Musk, founded Roivant Sciences in 2014 and led the largest biotech IPOs of 2015 and 2016, eventually culminating in successful clinical trials in multiple disease areas that led to FDA-approved products, according to his bio. "Vivek Ramaswamy, the political novice, grabbed the spotlight at Wednesday's prime-time GOP presidential debate, but there was little sign he or any other contender had found a new strategy for overtaking front-runner Donald Trump," the financial daily said as reported by PTI.
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