Could Ramaswamy gain more traction in the polls after the first debate?

[PoliticsWatcher1]

He is rising in the national and state polls, do you think the debate could give him a bigger boost with no Trump there?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

As a Trump supporter, this is why I want Trump to be in the debate - if he stays home and does Tucker, Vivek will gain considerable momentum, putting the two men on a collision course that can be avoided otherwise.

[Vosem]

Any of the qualifiers could, in principle. Ramaswamy has seemed like the most effective non-Trump communicator so far but he's never run for office in the past, and sometimes people like that don't perform well in made-for-TV debates.

[Mr. Smith]

Possibly, if the opposite doesn't occur.

[Rat]

Absolutely, I think we could definitely see a surge in support (at DeSantis' expense, primarily) after this debate. He's a much better overall candidate than DeSantis is, and ticks a lot of the boxes that people originally liked in Rob.

[7,052,770]

Yes, but it will be like the 2012 primaries where a different candidate "surges" every month but never gets anywhere

[Meatball Slayer]

Yes. It’s possible that he single-handedly ends the Meatball Campaign this Wednesday.

[Ferguson97]

No. DeSantis' appeal was at his peak when he was a newspaper headline. Whenever he gets on camera, he looks like an unappealing weirdo.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Yes, but it will be like the 2012 primaries where a different candidate "surges" every month but never gets anywhere

Ah yes. The flavor of the month phenomena. I forgot about that.

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

Trump is the nominee anyways

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

Trump is the nominee anyways, it doesn't matter what anyone else does but run for Veep, he wants to get rid of Juneteenth

[2016]

Ramaswamys Allies finally admit that they are here to sabotage the Campaign of Ron DeSantis
https://twitter.com/KaladinFree/status/1693665140397195525

Vivek dined with Jared Kushner, Husband of Trumps Daughter Ivanka.

This now explains it all why Trump isn't doing Debates at all. No need to when you have an Attack Dog like Vivek.

Now the Debate Memo from DeSantis' SuperPac to attack Vivek makes more and more sense.

[President Johnson]

Possible, if he has a good moment, though debate bumps in primaries often vanished after a couple of weeks. We live in a 24/7 newscycle and any hype might be old old news a week later.

[Duke 🇺🇸]

I'm pretty sure Vivik is only running to aid Trump given how aggressive he is at defending him after every indictment.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm pretty sure Vivik is only running to aid Trump given how aggressive he is at defending him after every indictment.

Nah.

Vivek knows who butters the bread - the base. Vivek gets that the base is (rightfully) concerned and pissed about the indictments, and knows that in 2028, when Trump is a spent force (either in prison or the White House), they'll look back on him more kindly than they would DeSantis or Tim Scott or any of the others looking at the future.

[Ferguson97]

Ramaswamys Allies finally admit that they are here to sabotage the Campaign of Ron DeSantis

Rare Vivek W

[Skill and Chance]

Possibly.  Trump is probably more vulnerable to "other" than to DeSantis at this point.  There's a good argument that he's better off with DeSantis stuck at ~15% straight through to the new year than with DeSantis fading to Haley/Scott/Christie national numbers and someone else breaking out.

[Meatball Slayer]

Ramaswamys Allies finally admit that they are here to sabotage the Campaign of Ron DeSantis
https://twitter.com/KaladinFree/status/1693665140397195525
Vivek dined with Jared Kushner, Husband of Trumps Daughter Ivanka.

This now explains it all why Trump isn't doing Debates at all. No need to when you have an Attack Dog like Vivek.

Now the Debate Memo from DeSantis' SuperPac to attack Vivek makes more and more sense.

Based Ramaswamy

[Progressive Pessimist]

Maybe a little bit, but does it even matter? I guess it depends on his true endgame which does seem to be either sabotaging DeSantis or angling for a running mate/Cabinet position should Trump win.

[Duke 🇺🇸]

I would say the more voters hear about this guy's views, the worse he will do, but this is the 2023 Republican Party we're talking about.

[Meatball Slayer]

Post-debate analysis?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Post-debate analysis?

He will gain, but still not to the point where he is a threat in any way to Trump. May start polling ahead or close to DeSantis