# Vivek Ramaswamy **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 30, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352 "2023-08-30T15:30:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/81 "2023-09-01T21:54:57Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > I assume Vivek’s strategy is to make himself pretty appealing to right leaning democrat voters who are terrified of all things that could possibly be described as “woke”. Are there such Democratic voters? Seems like a losing strategy, even by today’s Republican standards of losing. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/82 "2023-09-01T22:45:01Z")
Yes there are quite a few fragile voters who place being antiwoke above about all else. They’ve essentially become single issue voters. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/83 "2023-09-01T22:45:42Z")
Republicans, sure. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/84 "2023-09-01T22:48:54Z")
There are enough Democrat voters that have no real position beyond being “centrists” and the Overton window has shifted enough that they are captured with antiwoke messages. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/85 "2023-09-01T22:51:07Z")
Democratic voters don’t give a fuck about Republican talking points, one of which is WOKE. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/86 "2023-09-01T22:53:07Z")
I disagree (we have self described democrats on this board obsessed with woke) but I don’t think I should derail this thread anymore. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/87 "2023-09-01T22:55:35Z")
I agree that you shouldn’t. Because I will respond all day long to your silly “democrat” nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/88 "2023-09-02T00:05:46Z")
I predict Trump’s nickname for him, should he need one, will be “Vivisectionist Swami,” not that it makes any sense but just because it contains two words that are scary to his voters. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/89 "2023-09-02T00:09:24Z")
Too intelligent. My predictions are Vi-FAKE or HINDU ramaswarmy. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/90 "2023-09-02T00:12:36Z")
Trump won’t go after Vivek very hard — might do a couple of light taps here and there. He is likely going to be Trump’s VP. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/91 "2023-09-02T05:06:21Z")
People can change their minds. Politicians even more so. Right now Vivek is saying pretty definitively that he does not want to be anyone’s VP. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/92 "2023-09-02T09:28:23Z")
Vindu? It’s maybe a little better than “ Vivek The Fake.” ---
**Author:** ![FeRDNYC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferdnyc/32/14000_2.png) [@FeRDNYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeRDNYC)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/93 "2023-09-02T10:02:59Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > People can change their minds. Politicians even more so. Right now Vivek is saying pretty definitively that he does not want to be anyone’s VP. Literally every Presidential candidate says that, right up until the moment they drop out of the race. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/94 "2023-09-02T12:00:37Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Too intelligent. I don’t know. “Sanctimonious” is five syllables and he managed to spit that one in a single flawless loogy. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/95 "2023-09-02T12:14:58Z")
Most people would be aware that “Sanctimonious” is some kind of pejorative, even if they don’t know what it means. “Vivisection” and “Swami” are words that many of the MAGA base wouldn’t understand. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/96 "2023-09-02T13:05:05Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > “Sanctimonious” is some kind of pejorative, even if they don’t know what it means. > “Vivisection” and “Swami” are words that many of the MAGA base wouldn’t understand. Hell, I’m positive Trump couldn’t define it if you spotted him two dictionaries and a thesaurus. “Swami” is a scary man from one of them countries over there where they hate all Christians, am i right? And vivisect is what them aliens do to you when they spirit you up in their space ships. Dunno what it is, but it’s nasty and involves your bunghole, I’m pretty sure. They’re all interested in our bungholes. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/97 "2023-09-02T13:29:19Z")
> [@FeRDNYC](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > People can change their minds. Politicians even more so. Right now Vivek is saying pretty definitively that he does not want to be anyone’s VP. > > Literally every Presidential candidate says that, right up until the moment they drop out of the race. Other than Trump few are as outwardly arrogant. Like Trump I don’t see him being able to be anyone’s second fiddle. I also don’t see Trump taking on anyone with a strong personality of their own. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/98 "2023-09-02T14:07:21Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I also don’t see Trump taking on anyone with a strong personality of their own. Based on past performance, I don’t see Trump taking on anyone with a personality. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/99 "2023-09-02T14:12:02Z")
> [@slicedalone](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > I also don’t see Trump taking on anyone with a strong personality of their own. > > Based on past performance, I don’t see Trump taking on anyone with a personality. Exactly. He doesn’t care about the party. He doesn’t care about the future of the country. He’s not interested in setting someone up to be president in the future. He just wants a lackey that just says yes to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352/100 "2023-09-02T14:14:21Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > He just wants a lackey that just says yes to Trump. So it’s Kari Lake, then? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vivek-ramaswamy/989352.md?page=6)