Trump Creates a Spin-Off

Every vote Ramaswamy gets is denied to some other non-Trump contender who might be a more serious threat to the former president.

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Vivek Ramaswamy sits down for a live television interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News following the first Republican candidates’ debate of the 2024 presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wis., August 23, 2023.

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Just how dominant is Donald Trump in the Republican Party?

He’s so far ahead in the polls that he felt comfortable skipping the first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, while on the actual debate stage, his epigone, Vivek Ramaswamy, soaked up an outsized portion of the attention.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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