Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy filed paperwork to run for Governor of Ohio, challenging incumbent Mike DeWine's successor. Ramaswamy, known for his previous work with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has reportedly built a significant lead in polls against other Republican candidates. His campaign launch is scheduled for February 24th in Cincinnati.
Vivek Ramaswamy has filed his paperwork and set the date to start his bid for governor of Ohio, replacing current Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who cannot run again due to term limits.Why It MattersRamaswamy indicated that he would run for governor shortly into his partnership with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency . He ended up departing DOGE, which is an unofficial task force created by executive order, just one day after President Donald Trump took office.
A survey by the firm found Ramaswamy has a 65 percent favorability compared to nine percent unfavorable, which beats Yost, who has 'a near identical number of Ohio ' and a favorability of 51 percent.The firm also asserts that Ramaswamy wins 52 percent of the vote for the Republican nomination, while Yost – marked as a 'distant 2nd' – has only 18 percent support. Around 27 percent of all RPVs remain undecided.
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