Under-The-Radar Race In Ohio Pits Two Trump Allies Against One Another
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American Identity Isn’t Just A ‘Creed,’ It’s A People And A Place
If America is to survive, we must stop defending a 'proposition' and start defending a home.All I want for Christmas is for Vivek Ramaswamy to stop embarrassing the GOP
Vivek Ramaswamy is a DEI candidate — and an unqualified one. Republicans do not vote for unqualified DEI candidates. Historically, they never have.
For the good of Ohio, the Republican Party, and MAGA voters nationwide, Vivek Ramaswamy should withdraw from the Ohio gubernatorial race. His candidacy is not merely ill-advised; it is corrosive. At a moment when unity and discipline matter, he threatens to fracture the coalition President Trump assembled and to waste political capital ahead of the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential cycle, when Ohio native JD Vance is widely expected to lead the ticket.
All Ramaswamy had to do was remain silent and act like a normal Republican for 18 months. He couldn’t.
Ramaswamy’s problem is not policy disagreement. It is temperament, judgment, and an inability to restrain himself. His habit of attacking critics as racists, trolls, or bad actors poisons the well. Democrats, corporate media, and professional activists already do that job. Republicans do not need a gubernatorial candidate doing it from inside the party.
In 2024, 3,189,116 Ohioans voted for Donald Trump. It strains credulity to claim that Ramaswamy is more qualified to govern Ohio than virtually any one of them.
Yet this charade continues. For decades, GOP leadership has tried to impose an identity-driven strategy on a party whose voters reject it. The results are consistent. From Alan Keyes to Winsome Earle-Sears, the establishment clings to a failed premise: that Republican voters will embrace DEI candidates if scolded long enough. They won’t. Nor do minority voters reliably cross over for such candidates. The strategy fails on both ends.
That makes the present moment especially baffling. At a time when Trump and Vance are openly criticizing decades of discriminatory policies against white Americans, backing a candidate whose appeal rests on the same identity logic is not just tone-deaf — it is hostile to the base.
Ohio is a solid red state. Any competent Republican with discipline wins statewide office comfortably.
Vivek Ramaswamy is neither.
His background underscores why. In 2011, at age 24, Ramaswamy accepted a $90,000 “scholarship” from the brother of George Soros. That alone raises eyebrows. It becomes more troubling when you consider that Ramaswamy had already earned more than $1.2 million in the prior three years and reported $2.25 million in income the year he accepted the award.
This occurred during the Great Recession, when many white Millennial men faced systematic exclusion across elite institutions. Ramaswamy did not.
Later, much of his wealth flowed from Axovant Sciences, which aggressively promoted an Alzheimer’s breakthrough to retail investors after early trials had failed. The result was a textbook pump-and-dump that left ordinary Americans holding the bag. These facts go directly to trust and judgment.
Despite this record, Ramaswamy launched a quixotic presidential campaign, which he parlayed into a brief role in the Trump administration and a partnership with Elon Musk under the DOGE initiative. That arrangement ended almost as quickly as it began.
Then came the Christmas crashout of 2024.
During the holidays — entirely unprovoked — Ramaswamy took to X to berate American workers as lazy and culturally deficient while praising foreign H-1B visa holders. He mocked American childhood culture, disparaged “jocks and prom queens,” and lamented that Americans watched “Boy Meets World” instead of competing in math olympiads. The episode revealed far more about Ramaswamy’s resentments than about American culture.
MAGA voters were celebrating a landslide victory when the lecture arrived. The response was swift and overwhelming. Rather than admit error, Ramaswamy doubled down, dismissing critics as bots, trolls, and racists while casting himself as a victim.
Shortly thereafter, the Trump administration quietly removed him from his DOGE role before he was even formally installed.
Voters noticed. The internet does not forget.
When Ramaswamy announced his run for governor, the reaction was not enthusiasm but disbelief. The Ohio GOP’s apparent decision to anoint him is indefensible. It would take an estimated $100 million to drag this candidacy across the finish line, and even then he would be lucky to crack 48%.
We’ve seen this movie before. At least one-third of Ohio Republicans would rather spoil their ballot, vote third-party, or stay home than support him. Accusing them of racism will not change that reality.
Most recently, Ramaswamy took to the New York Times to reprise his grievances, portraying MAGA voters and heritage Americans as racists, extremists, and “groypers.” He made similar remarks at Turning Point USA’s AmFest over the weekend.
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In his Times op-ed, he argued that America is an abstract idea detached from ancestry, history, or continuity — and that descendants of those who built the nation have no greater claim to it than recent arrivals or anchor babies.
That view is not widely held, nor is it reflected in the American tradition. From America’s founders to Alexis de Tocqueville and Theodore Roosevelt, continuity, inheritance, and culture have always mattered.
No one expects Ramaswamy to be a heritage American. But Americans reasonably expect someone seeking to govern them to respect the people whose nation it is. Ramaswamy has shown repeated contempt instead.
He did not have to attack white Americans over Christmas. He did not have to insult the Republican base in the New York Times. He did not have to liken MAGA voters to extremists.
He chose to.
All Ramaswamy had to do was remain silent and act like a normal Republican for 18 months. He couldn’t.
MAGA does not need this distraction. Ohio does not need this fight. The Republican Party cannot afford to spend finite resources defending a candidate who consistently antagonizes his own voters.
That alone makes him unsuitable for office.
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Wrong About American Identity And Wrong About America
A disembodied notion of American identity means that America is really nothing at all, and no one is really an American.Vivek Ramaswamy: Culture of fear to blame for Cincinnati brawl
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is disturbed — but unsurprised — by the recent brawl out of Cincinnati, and he blames the “culture of fear” for why such a violent attack is able to take place in his state.
“Glenn, I think that the basic point is common sense. We should not have everyday, hardworking Americans who are afraid to go into their cities — particularly a city like Cincinnati — for fear of assault, for fear of battery,” Ramaswamy tells Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck on “The Glenn Beck Program.”
Ramaswamy also spoke to one of the victims of the Cincinnati brawl, Holly, who was knocked out cold by a black man.
“At the time I had spoken to her, one of the things that surprised me is that she said not a single state or local official had even reached out to her at that point in time. And that was on Monday, after the Friday night of the incident, which was remarkable,” he explains.
“And I can see why, in part, because there is a culture of fear around these issues relating to violence and urban crime,” he adds.
According to the stats, the current risk in Cincinnati of being a victim of violent crime is 1 in 137.
“So, my view is, I don’t care what Democrat or Republican Party you’re in. I don’t care what your skin color is. We ought to be united around the issue of fighting and violent crime in our cities. And this is, in part, directly the result ... of this defund the police, the anti-cop, anti-rule of law culture that spread across the country,” Ramaswamy tells Glenn.
Glenn was, of course, also disturbed by what he’d seen in the video footage of the attack.
“What I saw were people that were cheering it on or not involved suddenly jumping in and getting involved, which was terrifying. When the female went down, I thought they killed her. I mean, her eyes were open. She was out cold,” he recalls.
“I’ve talked to her several times in the last week, Glenn, and it is very sad. She’s a working mom. She’s a single mother, and she’s somebody who on a rare occasion went to the city to have a good time for a friend’s birthday party,” Ramaswamy explains, noting that the victim was forced to call an Uber after the attack.
“There wasn’t an ambulance,” he tells Glenn. “She called an Uber.”
Not only that, but Ramaswamy also refers to reports that one of her assailants was let out on bond for a different alleged crime earlier that month.
“So, we’ve got to rethink some of the breakages in our judicial system,” he says.
“And that’s why I’m running for governor,” he continues, adding, “I do think that we have had too many politicians who have tried to sweep these issues under the rug for too long.”
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5 charged in Cincinnati mob attack — and new details emerge about woman punched in face, apparently knocked out cold by thug
While police in Cincinnati said they've charged five people in connection with the brutal mob beatdown that took place downtown over the weekend, details have emerged about the woman seen in a cellphone video of the attack getting punched in the face by a thug — and apparently knocked out cold.
"We have victims and suspects identified,” Police Chief Teresa A. Theetge said Monday, according to NewsNation. “We have charged five people, and we anticipate there will be more. Anyone who put their hands on another individual during this incident in an attempt to cause harm will face consequences.”
'You had a grown man who sucker punched a middle-aged woman. ... That person ought to go to jail for a very long time — and frankly, he's lucky there weren't some better people around because they would've handled it themselves.'
Fox News said the incident is now under investigation as a potential hate crime. The names of those charged have not been released yet, WXIX-TV reported.
NewsNation said the mob attack took place just after 3 a.m. Saturday, and police arrived at 3:12 a.m. after the beatdown had ended. NewsNation said most participants had departed but that victims were still present.
One of the victims was a woman in a blue dress who in the main cellphone video is seen apparently trying to intervene on behalf of one of the beaten-up men, but she's punched in the back of her head by another female — and seconds later a male punches her in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street. (The violence against her begins at the 1:35 mark — and it appears the clip may not be viewable unless you're signed into X.)
A disturbing close-up of the woman's face shows her eyes wide open and body motionless before a few people try to help her up.
Vivek Ramaswamy — who's running for Ohio governor — posted that image on X and noted that he interacted on Monday with the brutalized woman: "I spoke to Holly earlier today (the woman tragically assaulted in Cincinnati this weekend). She’s a single working mom who went to a friend’s birthday party."
Ramaswamy also noted in his post that "Holly said not a single local or state official had yet reached out as of earlier this afternoon, other than one police detective" but that she "appreciates the kind words and prayers from patriots across the country."
Vice President JD Vance had harsh words for those who hurt the woman, particularly the male who punched her down to the surface of the street: "You had a grown man who sucker punched a middle-aged woman. ... That person ought to go to jail for a very long time — and frankly, he's lucky there weren't some better people around because they would've handled it themselves."
Earlier in the aforementioned main cellphone clip, the man she was trying help — dressed in a white shirt and black pants — was chased into the street and knocked down before multiple attackers repeatedly punched and kicked and stomped him over the course of nearly a minute amid hooting and hollering.
A set of three other videos appear to show the same beatdown from different vantage points — and additional victims are seen. (Again, the clips may not be viewable unless you're signed into X.)
- One that lasts 23 seconds shows three other men knocked to the surface of the same street. Then one attacker leaps and lands his body atop one of the male victims — pro wrestling-style — while the victim is still lying on the street surface. Afterward, a laughing, smiling male pulls the attacker away.
- Another video that lasts 12 seconds shows what appears to be the same victim from the 23-second video getting pummeled from behind and knocked to the ground as a voice is heard saying "sleep him again!" The victim is then dragged by his foot into the middle of the street.
- The third video — which lasts one minute and 14 seconds — appears to show what preceded the beatdown in the main video. It shows the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants — who was beaten up in the first video — squaring off with a male in a red shirt and black shorts who would soon take part in the mob attack. It appears to show the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants making physical contact with the male in the red shirt and black shorts — and then it's on.
An additional Facebook video appears to show even more of what occurred prior to the mob attack. It depicts what seems to be a verbal argument and minor scuffle that was on its way to calming down, and then the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants seems to lightly slap the face of the male in the red shirt and black shorts, which — as noted above — leads to the beatdown.
However, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock on Monday stated on “Jason Whitlock Harmony" that he's heard the argument that the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants — a white man — "started it" by making physical contact with the male in the red shirt and black shorts — a black man, and that was justification for the mob attack.
"That's ridiculous to me," Whitlock said. "The level of attack on this man? Completely unjustified."
BlazeTV contributor Shemeka Michelle agreed, telling Whitlock the attack was "definitely unjustified. When they tried to show the video of the guy in the red being pushed and acting as if that was justification. ... But for all of these people to jump in — and it wasn't just men jumping in; there were women jumping in as if they were men."
Whitlock on Sunday posted a message on X calling out the mob attack, saying that "this behavior and lack of national outrage are unsustainable. It's unsustainable. The anti-white bigotry at the root of this behavior must be addressed. Sickening."
NewsNation reported that Police Chief Theetge blasted bystanders, noting that despite the preponderance of people with cell phones out and recording the beatdown, only one person called 911.
“For all those people recording with cell phones and for us to only get one call is unacceptable in this city,” Theetge added, according to the outlet.
The chief also ripped those who posted videos of the attack on social media given that the clips don't show the full context of it, NewsNation said: “That social media post and your coverage of it distorts the content of what actually happened and makes our jobs more difficult.”
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'Anti-white bigotry': Mob beats victims down to street — including male who punches woman in face, apparently knocks her out
Cellphone videos show a mob pummeling several people on a Cincinnati street over the weekend and beating them down to the ground — including a male who's seen punching a woman in the face, knocking her flat on her back and apparently out cold.
Cincinnati police said the incident occurred Friday night on Elm and Fourth Streets, WXIX-TV reported.
'It will ... be the responsibility of the court system to hold these violent thugs accountable.'
Cory Bowman — Cincinnati mayoral candidate and the half brother of Vice President JD Vance — posted video of the disturbing beatdown on X. You can view the video here.
The video shows a man dressed in a white shirt and black pants getting punched from behind and then chased into a street by two males — one in a red shirt and black shorts and the other in a dark shirt and white shorts. Amid increasing hooting and hollering, they throw him to the street surface, and a female and a third male join in and stomp the male in the white shirt several times.
After a few seconds, as the mob grows larger, the third male who had just joined the beatdown — dressed in a white shirt, long blue jean shorts, and black shoes — returns to stomp the male several more times and deliver a series of punches to his head.
Then the male dressed in the red shirt and black shorts who originally chased the man into the street returns to punch and kick the victim in the head numerous times. The victim finally is helped to his feet but quickly loses his balance and falls to the street again. Soon others help him back up and he is led away from the scene.
Seconds later, a woman in a blue dress who appeared to be intervening on behalf of the beaten-up man gets punched in the head from behind by another female — and then it appears that the male dressed in the white shirt, long blue jean shorts, and black shoes who helped beat up the male victim punches the woman in the blue dress in the face, knocking her flat on her back on the street.
A disturbing close-up of her face shows her eyes wide open and body motionless before a few people try to help her up.
Bowman also posted on X a set of three videos appearing to show the same beatdown from different vantage points.
One that lasts 23 seconds shows three other men knocked to the surface of the same street. Then one attacker leaps and lands his body atop one of the male victims — pro wrestling-style — while the victim is still lying on the street surface. Afterward a laughing, smiling male pulls the attacker away.
Another video that lasts 12 seconds shows what appears to be the same victim from the 23-second video getting pummeled from behind and knocked to the ground as a voice is heard saying "sleep him again!" The victim is then dragged by his foot into the middle of the street.
The third video — which lasts one minute and 14 seconds — appears to show what preceded the first video Bowman posted. It shows the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants — who was beaten up in the first video — squaring off with the male in the red shirt and black shorts who would soon take part in his beatdown. It appears to show the man dressed in the white shirt and black pants making physical contact with the male in the red shirt and black shorts — and then it's on.
Here's how WXIX described things:
An anonymous witness reported that the situation started several minutes before the fight shown in the videos. The footage captured a man, who, according to the witness, seemed to be intoxicated.
The witness says the man walked away, but returned about 15 minutes later with a group of people who were overheard making racial comments.
The video provided to FOX19 NOW, the witness says, shows people in the group trying to de-escalate the situation before the fight started.
Things escalated and punches were eventually thrown, the witness stated.
The video shows the man in the white shirt hitting the man in the red shirt.
A handful of prominent individuals weighed on the incident.
BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock on Sunday posted the following on X, presumably in reference to primary male victim and the woman who was punched in the face after trying to intervene on his behalf: "When you're at church today or in your secret place, say a prayer for this man and his wife. This behavior and lack of national outrage are unsustainable. It's unsustainable. The anti-white bigotry at the root of this behavior must be addressed. Sickening."
Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge on Saturday evening told WCPO-TV that she's in "complete disgust" over the violence and that "the behavior displayed is nothing short of cruel and absolutely unacceptable. Our investigative team is working diligently to identify every individual involved in causing harm."
WCPO added that a Cincinnati Police Department spokesperson said police weren't aware of the incident until the videos were posted.
The Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police, which represents city police officers, also issued a condemnation — and a plea to "hold these violent thugs accountable."
"The violence this video shows downtown is disgusting," Cincinnati FOP President Ken Kober told WLWT-TV. "What's equally disgusting is those who chose to watch and record instead of calling 911, attempting to defuse the situation, or render aid. I have full faith in the Central Business Section Investigators; they will make arrests in the near future. It will then be the responsibility of the court system to hold these violent thugs accountable."
Vivek Ramaswamy — Republican candidate for Ohio governor — posted on X that "reckless violence has no place in Ohio. Restoring law & order on our streets shouldn’t be a partisan issue. I invite @amyactonoh & other Democrat leaders in our state to join us in condemning this kind of violence and supporting stronger law enforcement in our cities."
Democrat Ohio state Rep. Cecil Thomas — whose district includes parts of Cincinnati — added to WLWT that the videos "turned my stomach" and "makes me wish I was still on the force."
"I've just observed several video clips of an assault that took place last night in our downtown," Thomas said, according to WLWT. "It turned my stomach, and I was angry and totally embarrassed to see such behavior, especially, during the Music Festival weekend that's has been historically free of such horrifying violence, not to mention a Reds home game. There are so many visitors from around the country currently in our city."
Thomas continued: "It's this kind of behavior that makes me wish I was still on the force. It's unacceptable under any standard, and those involved should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Therefore as your State Representative, I trust that there will be a full and complete investigation of this incident by the Cincinnati Police Department and to bring charges against all involved. There's enough cameras in the area as well as cellphone videos to clearly determine how it started and who all was involved. I'm asking for anyone who may have information, including, cellphone footage to please notify authorities or call my office; 614-466-1645. All involved should be held accountable."
WLWT reported that Democrat Mayor Aftab Pureval had not provided a comment on the incident. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that it texted Pureval's spokesman for comment but has not received a response.
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