Photo edit of the 2024 GOP field along with potential 2024 nominees. Credit: Alexander J. Williams III/Pop Acta.
Photo edit of the 2024 GOP field along with potential 2024 nominees. Credit: Alexander J. Williams III/Pop Acta.

Based on a recent survey conducted by Echelon Insights, Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate and a prominent critic of woke ideology, has gained significant momentum in the Republican primary race. The survey reveals that while former President Donald Trump maintains a commanding lead with the support of 49 percent of respondents, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trails behind at 16 percent. Notably, Ramaswamy has emerged as a formidable contender, securing third place with the backing of ten percent of voters, placing him just six points behind DeSantis. This achievement distinguishes him as the sole candidate, apart from Trump and DeSantis, to reach the double-digit threshold.

The poll indicates that Donald Trump has garnered 49 percent of the vote, experiencing a substantial surge of 33 percent compared to his rivals. Following Trump, Ron DeSantis secured 16 percent of the votes, while Vivek Ramaswamy garnered 10 percent. Other contenders, such as Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Francis Suarez, Doug Burgum, Glenn Youngkin, Asa Hutchinson, Rick Perry, Will Hurd, and Larry Elder, received lower percentages ranging from 5 percent to 0 percent. In a direct comparison between Trump and DeSantis, Trump emerges as the clear front-runner, capturing 60 percent of the votes, which grants him a significant lead of 28 percent over DeSantis, who received 32 percent.

Ramaswamy has generated attention by challenging fellow presidential candidates to commit to pardoning Trump for any potential federal charges on their first day in office. His profile and favorability have notably increased in Morning Consult’s weekly survey.

Ramaswamy has made waves by openly challenging his fellow presidential contenders to pledge that they would pardon Trump for any federal charges he might face on their first day in office. This move came after Ramaswamy appeared in Miami during Trump’s arraignment for a federal documents case. Ramaswamy subsequently called on every GOP candidate to publicly declare their intention to pardon Trump if they were to assume the presidency. However, very few candidates indicated their willingness to do so, with DeSantis notably refraining from commenting on the matter.

Although Ramaswamy is considered a long shot to win the GOP primaries and secure the party’s presidential nomination, his strong pro-Trump positions have positioned him as a potential contender for Trump’s running mate.

The Echelon Insights survey was conducted between June 26 and 29, 2023, and involved 1,020 likely voters, yielding a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percent. Pence and several others have declined to disclose whether they would pardon Trump, deeming it premature to discuss such matters at this stage.



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  1. There is one more contender who is running to bring the Republican Party back to it’s original traditional family roots, and favors Religious Liberty, Traditional Marriage, and Protection of children from rampant pedophiles engaged in destroying children’s innocence through diabolical misgendering practices. His name is Dr Taylor Marshall. He’s a Godly man with a gift for presenting decency with logical and persuasive appeal. He and his wife have 8 children biological children, and he was formerly an Anglican Priest, turned Traditional Catholic.

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