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April 15, 2026
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Vivek Ramaswamy Callously Dismisses Affordability Concerns, Calls It a “Buzzword”
COLUMBUS, OH – Today, in an interview with The New York Times, Vivek Ramaswamy dismissed the affordability crisis as a “buzzword” as working families across Ohio struggle to make ends meet.
These comments come after Ramaswamy has called Ohioans “lazy” and “mediocre,” and said that Medicare and Medicaid were “mistakes.” Last year, before he spent $800,000 on private jet travel, Ramaswamy launched his campaign with a signature policy proposal that would spike Ohioans’ taxes and defund schools and public safety, which even Gov. Mike DeWine called “absolutely devastating.”
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- Dismissing the Democrats’ emphasis on affordability as a “buzzword,” Mr. Ramaswamy insisted that his vision went far beyond that, preaching of tech-driven growth that would lead to “spiritual” abundance…
- Perhaps Mr. Ramaswamy’s showing in the polls is simply a function of the current national mood, as rising costs, economic uncertainty and an unpopular war drag down the popularity of the president and his party.
- Or perhaps Mr. Ramaswamy, 40, is facing a challenge he faced in his campaign for the presidency in 2024: that his fast-talking self-assurance just rubs some people the wrong way. “Honestly,” Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor said in one of the Republican presidential debates, “every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber.”
- Dr. Acton and other Democrats are eager to highlight his proposals to eliminate school summer breaks or consolidate some of the state’s colleges; his frequent travel on a private jet; and his comments, in a 2024 social media post about H-1B visas that triggered the fury of right-wing nationalists, that American culture “venerated mediocrity over excellence.”
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