Must see video of VR discussion with Philip Howard who has been a many years critic of America's bureaucracy.


Unmasking the Bureaucracy: Philip Howard on the Administrative State | The Vivek Show - YouTube

(I recommend all his video podcasts )
The Vivek Show - YouTube

Vivek is talking about not just “shrinking” the Deep State, he’s talking about obliterating it. I suspect unlike Trump ;he would follow through on that threat.

There is no clear path for him to win the nomination .There is no chance if he does not get on the debate stage .He needs 40,000 supporters (donors.). To that end I invested $1 to his campaign .
Vivek for 2024 (winred.com)

Ramaswamy is talking issues and leaving the spitball fight to the rest of the field .

It is working .

He is now tied for 2nd place among GOP contenders

Why Vivek Ramaswamy is rising in Republican presidential polls (nypost.com)

Now let's see if he can withstand the barrage of dirty tricks that will soon begin.

His is a voice that needs to be heard.

The August debate should be telling. He is on a level above every other candidate as a debater

He is a serious guy who seems to have really thought through his positions.

Where did all the libs on this board go? Did they find the debate too difficult to engage in?

I think it is time for him and Christie to get out of the race.

That being said ;this is a fun interview

My Opponents Are Cowards (tomklingenstein.com)

Quote:

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We are absolutely in a war with the fate of the country at stake. And you had better know it. You know you are in a war when there is no middle ground, no room to compromise. Either you believe in free speech, or you believe in censorship. You can’t have both. Either you believe in a meritocracy, or you believe in group quotas. You can’t have both. Either you believe in the founding ideals of this country or you believe America is systemically racist. Either you think it’s an honor to fly the flag or you are embarrassed to fly it. You can’t have it both ways. If you think America is systemically racist, you hate America. If you think America’s founding principles are the world’s greatest remedy for racism, you love America. These differences are simply too large to bridge. This is what makes it a war. If you don’t recognize that you are in a war, then you will negotiate with the other side, but that will only lead ultimately to surrender.

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That's really thought-provoking. The underlined portion might be a step too far, and I do think there is some middle ground in some of them, especially the free speech comment, but still it is a good statement. The repubs should stake out this high ground and defend it.