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GOP Presidential Candidates Struggle to Stand Out in Rowdy First Debate

Ramaswamy wins MAGA by turning up the crazy

Manny Otiko
4 min readAug 25, 2023
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The 2024 presidential race effectively kicked off on Wednesday night in rowdy fashion. Eight GOP presidential candidates crowded the stage in Milwaukee, Wis. in an event presented by Fox News Channel (FNC.)

And those were only the people who got enough support to make the event. A gaggle of candidates didn’t get invited to the stage. But the ones who got on stage fought, picked each other apart and pushed far-right propaganda for two hours.

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was the most annoying and loudest person on stage.

Climate Denier Takes Stage

He was also the most ridiculous, making a series of insane comments such as claiming that climate change is a “hoax” and bragging about his faith in God. Climate change is already settled science and the Earth is marking record temperatures. And the God thing is also inaccurate. Ramasamy knows he’s playing to the…

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Manny Otiko
Manny Otiko

Written by Manny Otiko

Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him at @mannyotiko.bsky.social

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