No more "owning the libs" - Ramaswamy pushes sharp break for GOP

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No more "owning the libs": Ramaswamy pushes sharp break for GOP

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday plans to call on the GOP to embrace a less overtly belligerent and oppositional posture, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Ramaswamy's approach is a sharp break from some prominent conservatives who, in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination, have called for a clampdown on what they describe as a violent left.

Zoom out: Ramaswamy will be the featured speaker at a Montana State University event being held by Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk co-founded.

  • According to his prepared remarks, Ramaswamy will say the conservative moment is at a "fork in the road" and urge them to abandon its fixation on "owning the libs" in favor of a less overtly confrontational posture.
  • "We can still stand for truth, while viewing those who believe in falsehoods not as our enemies who must be vanquished, but instead as our fellow citizens who have lost their way and must be shown the light," Ramaswamy will say.
  • "Not to berate them, embarrass them, and banish them -- but to pray for them, to talk to them, and to persuade them," he will add.
Zoom in: Ramaswamy became a prominent Trump supporter after waging an unsuccessful 2024 GOP primary campaign.
  • "So what does it mean to be an American in the year 2025?" Ramaswamy will ask. "It means we believe in free speech and open debate without censorship, whether you're Nick Fuentes or Alex Jones or Jimmy Kimmel."
The big picture: Ramaswamy joins several other prominent Republicans, including Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Ky.), in criticizing the FCC chair.
  • Carr threatened to take regulatory action against ABC over comments late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made about Kirk's alleged shooter that infuriated conservatives.
  • ABC briefly suspended Kimmel.
Ramaswamy, who was close to Kirk, has received Trump's endorsement in the Ohio governor's race and is the strong favorite to win the primary.
 
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"Not to berate them, embarrass them, and banish them -- but to pray for them, to talk to them, and to persuade them,"
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All a wasted effort. They've shown us who they really are. The time for talk is over, they have made it abundantly clear that they have no interest whatsoever in talking. Did you not see the enormous gout of blood from Charlie's neck, gushing like a garden hose? Did you not see all the bullring dangerhairs gloating about it all over social media? Fuck off, poojeet. You subversive little shitbag.
 
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While I’ve soured on Rammerswammer, I agree that conservatives need to start changing tact. The confrontational style we’ve employed worked for 2024, but we are going to turn people into contrarians that see us as passé by continuing to run the same play over and over again.
 
The Pajeet has no actual convictions or strong moral values and instead just changes on a whim to suck up to whoever does the needful? Wow color me shocked!
 
Their positions are ridiculous and worthy of being made fun of.

I will stop mocking them when they stop telling me that ladies with penises will live happily alongside their outspoken feminist Muslim neighbors in the Communist utopia, which can be achieved if we just scream at white people some more.
 
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday plans to call on the GOP to embrace a less overtly belligerent and oppositional posture, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Ramaswamy's approach is a sharp break from some prominent conservatives who, in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination, have called for a clampdown on what they describe as a violent left.

Zoom out: Ramaswamy will be the featured speaker at a Montana State University event being held by Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk co-founded.
  • According to his prepared remarks, Ramaswamy will say the conservative moment is at a "fork in the road" and urge them to abandon its fixation on "owning the libs" in favor of a less overtly confrontational posture.
  • "We can still stand for truth, while viewing those who believe in falsehoods not as our enemies who must be vanquished, but instead as our fellow citizens who have lost their way and must be shown the light," Ramaswamy will say.
  • "Not to berate them, embarrass them, and banish them -- but to pray for them, to talk to them, and to persuade them," he will add.
Zoom in: Ramaswamy became a prominent Trump supporter after waging an unsuccessful 2024 GOP primary campaign.
  • "So what does it mean to be an American in the year 2025?" Ramaswamy will ask. "It means we believe in free speech and open debate without censorship, whether you're Nick Fuentes or Alex Jones or Jimmy Kimmel."
The big picture: Ramaswamy joins several other prominent Republicans, including Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Ky.), in criticizing FCC chair Brendan Carr.
  • Carr threatened to take regulatory action against ABC over comments late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made about Kirk's alleged shooter that infuriated conservatives.
  • ABC briefly suspended Kimmel.
Ramaswamy, who was close to Kirk, has received Trump's endorsement in the Ohio governor's race and is the strong favorite to win the primary.


L / A
 
I believe this is Vivek just trying to stay in the spotlight after his failed attempt to get the nomination. He hasn't done much other than pull a scam with his company.
 
I would agree, that being 100 asshole belligerent is not a long term winning strategy. Trump can be an asshole and trumps cabinet can be assholes.

But you want to peel moderates off, and having all the party members being assholes isnt gonna fly.

plus the Dems have hurt their prospects so fucking hard, its not even funny.

But fuck this jeet.

TLDR is trump earned the right to be an asshole after all the shit they tried to ruin him for, but vance and the next wave of GOP members needs to be palatable.
 
Please Saar stop Saar!

Sure this will be amusing to watch at the very least. What's the over under on him invoking Valhalla?
 
Some people wonder why I supported Vance so hard for being from Ohio when I was so against Ramaswamy. The difference is Vance is from Ohio and Ramaswamy is from India and just happens to be in Ohio
 
babyDunk said:
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday plans to call on the GOP to embrace a less overtly belligerent and oppositional posture, Axios has learned.
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"Hey you know those people who tried to kill you, bankrupt you, brainwash you, then kicked you when you are down? Let's stop being mean to them."

How about noooooooooooooooooo.
 
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