Posted on 06/26/2024 11:03:45 AM PDT by libh8er
Following speculation that former President Donald Trump might select Republican Vivek Ramaswamy as his vice presidential candidate, Ramaswamy’s chances have significantly increased on prediction platforms like Polymarket. Over the last three days, his odds have jumped by 1,100%.
Ramaswamy Gains Momentum in VP Stakes on Prediction Markets
On Tuesday, the internet buzzed with ongoing speculation that Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump would name Vivek Ramaswamy as his running mate. One piece of the rumor mill claims that Trump announced his VP choice would be present at the upcoming debate against the current U.S. President Joe Biden. Furthermore, after Ramaswamy withdrew from the presidential contest, Trump praised him as a “smart guy.”
Trump further suggested his future involvement in the administration by stating:
He’s gonna be with us in some form.
Three days prior, Bitcoin.com News highlighted the prediction market odds for Trump’s potential vice presidential candidates. At that time, the decentralized prediction market Polymarket indicated that Ramaswamy had a mere 1% chance. Now, his odds on Polymarket have climbed to 12%, just trailing an unidentified male and J.D. Vance (R-OH). Ramaswamy now surpasses several contenders who were ahead of him three days earlier.
The Polymarket wager is now valued at more than $49 million at press time. Additionally, a rise in Ramaswamy’s rising odds is also quite noticeable on predictit.org, where his chances escalated from 2% on June 21 to the present 20%. North Dakota’s 33rd Governor, Doug Burgum, remains the frontrunner on predictit.org, while Vance’s odds have significantly declined in the past three days. On the predictit.org market, Ramaswamy now leads, with Vance holding a 15% chance.
As the buzz around Ramaswamy’s potential vice-presidential nomination continues to stir, the prediction markets are reflecting a dynamic shift. His surging odds not only underscore a growing consensus about interest in him but also hint at a strategic reshuffling within the Republican ranks. This move could significantly influence the upcoming debates and the broader electoral strategy against incumbent President Joe Biden.
Not to late for the discussion, there are other candidates than Trump for those who consider Vivek unqualified for VP, though the courts would disagree. This time around the issue is moot, since Kamala is in the same situation. They'll be left with RFK. I'd agree at this point it's a waste of time.
WHICH WILL BECOME A PROBLEM SOON ENOUGH WITH ALL THE CHINESE BABIES BORN IN THE USA???
Dood, anchor babies are the citizen that provides justification for the parents to overstay some original visa, or no visa.
That situation did not exist. His parents, to my knowledge, were not illegal in the US.
And it would not matter if they were, because a child is not responsible for illegal acts by the parents. If he was born in US jurisdiction, he is an NBC.
Meant to note Nicole Shanahan’s mom is a naturalized Chinese. RFK is out too.
He’ll lose have his support because VIVEK IS A TOP TO BOTTOM FRAUD AND CON MAN... period... this guy is beneath slime.
I have supported Trump since 2015, but he names this self serving two bit con man as his VP, I’m out... If you think fraudulent folks like Vivek are folks who are going to “save this country” then you fail to understand how we got here in the first place.
This is some serious crap going on right now, and Trump will be very lucky to even make it to a swearing-in ceremony in Jan. 2025.
It's obvious that the USSC decided to let them keep social media censoring of FACTS in place, for this November, as Roberts, Barrett, and Kavanaugh bailed, once again, on an obvious Decision to follow the Constitution they swore an Oath to.
That said, technically it won't disqualify Trump to have someone like Rubio on the ticket. But let's switch to Haley for purposes of this discussion to bypass the "two candidates from the same state" issue.
As you say, it might cause a voter to ignore the ticket altogether and vote for RFK, but the other avenue is to vote for Trump/Haley and then contest the Electoral College vote for Haley in January when Congress meets to tally the Electoral College votes.
Watch the Democrats mount a "J6" of their own and have Congress throw out the Rubio votes for VP and split the ticket by putting "Harris" in as the only legitimate VP candidate to vote for.
Of course, in this scenario Harris has the same issue as Rubio/Haley, so substitute Gavin Newsom for Harris.
Just imagine this nightmare scenario...
-PJ
Interesting. Where in the US Constitution does it speak to this?
Besides, if Trump want's Rubio he'll establish residence somewhere else. The in state requirement for Senators and ban for VP apply at the time of the vote. If a Trump/Rubio ticket loses, he can move back to Florida. His Senate seat isn't up this year. Doesn't paint a pretty picture if he want's to run for Senate in 2/4 years, not looking it up, but manageable.
Just my opinion…..
I too like Viveks style. He checks all the boxes on what a Trump supporter would/should look for. His mouth spews MAGA better than most……but…….what’s in his head ? That’s the question, no one can answer but Vivek. I’d love to but the way things are now, I can’t trust “mind reading”
As unpopular as it seems I also don’t think he qualifies as NBC. The Dems can make this work to suit them, we would never get away with it.
Actually, I think ONLY Americans should hold office in ANY of the branches.
Let’s put aside the arguments over the constitution and the interpretations of the constitution and the interpretations of the interpretations….
when I say Americans I mean Americans as most other true Americans see them. Born American in America to American parents (and in many cases a few generations back). Also, just my opinion but none of these people should hold dual citizenship. Still, not a big deal because a piece of paper is not going to really change an allegiance in someone’s mind…it only looks a little reassuring.
Thomas Payne.. The Rights Of Man, Chapter 4 - Of Constitutions 1792 (http://www.ushistory.org/paine/rights/c2-041.htm)
“The presidency in America (or, as it is sometimes called, the executive) is the only office from which a foreigner is excluded”
“If there is any reason for excluding foreigners, it ought to be from those offices where mischief can most be acted, and where, by uniting every bias of interest and attachment, the trust is best secured.”
Losing voters because he’s Hindu is just crazy. We’re not voting for a pope, you know. There’s a thing called separation of church and state.
BTW, the real issue isn’t the agreement over “natural” citizenship, rather birthright citizenship, which doesn’t apply in all cases and could probably be changed legislatively. And would make all the situations we’re discussing moot.
Trump would lose support with yet another Obama.
Vivek is the Obama of the republican party.
Harris is an interesting case born of illegal parents, her mom was actually deported and Harris went with her to Canada, I think because a resident of Canada, and grew up there. She didn't return to the US until after college.
The point is that IIRC the constitutional requirements for president do not get repeated for vice-president or cabinet or speaker of the house. They don't get constitutionally screen until they are ready to be sworn in.
Generally, an "anchor baby" is any child who gets immediate American citizenship by being born here, and then the mother can claim residency to care for the child. Once the mother is allowed to stay, then the father comes, the mother's mother and father come, the mother and father's other children come with their spouses and children, and so on and so on and so on...
Usually, it's someone who is here illegally who gets pregnant and stays. Sometimes it's what's called "birth tourism" where a woman in her 8th month enters the United States with a tourist visa and then delivers the baby. Other times, it's someone on a student visa (like Harris' parents).
In all cases, it's by someone who did not intend to stay permanently as is determined by the type of visa they requested. Even an H-1B or H-2B visa holder might get pregnant while here; even though their visa can be of indeterminate length, it is still temporary until the job is done.
-PJ
“8 of the first 9 presidents of the US were not natural born citizens. They did pretty well.”
They had skin in the game. Duh!
“He’s running for president, not pope!”
President of the United States, not India!
“If you are born within the jurisdiction of the US, you are a natural born citizen.”
Nope. That’s just an anchor baby.
That's the issue with Harris' parents, too. Harris was born before her parents could meet the residency period before beginning the naturalization process.
-PJ
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