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Ramaswamy to pitch GOP directly to Black voters, immigrants, Gen Z in convention speech
CNN Blog / Live Updates ^ | 7.16.2024 | Aaron Pellish

Posted on 07/16/2024 3:38:34 PM PDT by libh8er

Tech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is expected tonight to make the case for Donald Trump directly to Black voters, immigrants and young voters while framing former president as a candidate who can best unite the country, according to an excerpt of his prepared remarks shared with CNN by a Ramaswamy aide.

Ramaswamy, who ran against Trump in the Republican primary before dropping out and endorsing him in January, is expected to dedicate a portion of his remarks at the Republican National Convention to addressing groups of voters who traditionally support Democratic candidates.

Ramaswamy is expected to say to Black voters that Republicans will work to create “safe neighborhoods, clean streets, good jobs, a better life for your children, and a justice system that treats everyone equally.” The Republican Party will seek a fairer criminal justice system “regardless of your skin color or your political beliefs,” nodding to claims made by Ramaswamy and other Republicans that the justice system has been “weaponized” against Republicans, including Trump.

He’ll also speak directly to “every legal immigrant” and promise “the opportunity to secure a better life for your children in America,” while committing to illegal immigrants that they will be deported “not because you’re all bad people, but because you broke the law.”

The 38-year-old Ramaswamy is expected to encourage young voters to support Republicans as a way to “be a rebel” and stand out from their peers by “calling yourself a conservative.”

In his prepared remarks, Ramaswamy will also promote national unity even among those with strong political divisions, a common theme among Republican convention speakers in the wake of the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ramaswamy; rncconvention

1 posted on 07/16/2024 3:38:34 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

They should’ve had him on after 10PM EST


2 posted on 07/16/2024 3:43:03 PM PDT by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: God luvs America

Why in the seven rings of cowboy hell is Savannah Chrisley speaking during prime time???


3 posted on 07/16/2024 3:47:16 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: libh8er

Fight Fight Fight!

Let’s hear some noise


4 posted on 07/16/2024 3:57:25 PM PDT by baclava
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To: military cop
Why in the seven rings of cowboy hell is Savannah Chrisley speaking during prime time???

Why, indeed? I had never heard of her until I read this post.

5 posted on 07/16/2024 4:03:06 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: libh8er

I hope he ain’t gonna rap his speech.


6 posted on 07/16/2024 4:07:18 PM PDT by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: libh8er

Dark brown skin might not be common ground after all. Indians and blacks, Indians and Hispanics, what fellow feeling is there besides not white? Which is not a good thing to foster.

Near billionaire and really, really not billionaires...

Doesn’t seem like a well thought plan.


7 posted on 07/16/2024 4:12:36 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: libh8er

‘by “calling yourself a conservative.”’

I’ve stopped calling myself a conservative. I now use the term populist.

Conservatives have gotten too theoretical for me in the last couple of decades.

Conservatives: free trade will save us.

I want to stop jobs from flowing overseas and bring them back to America.

Conservatives: America is a melting pot.

We’re losing Western Culture to the melting pot. Preserving Western Culture should be out top priority.

I want realistic, common-sense solutions to actual problems plaguing the country.


8 posted on 07/16/2024 4:20:32 PM PDT by Brookhaven (Ted Cruz said Jan. 6 was terrorism; don't forget that the next time you vote.)
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To: libh8er
Ramaswamy to pitch GOP directly to Black voters,

Yeah because the average black would totally get him. LOL

9 posted on 07/16/2024 4:59:59 PM PDT by Pollard (Will work for high tunnel money!)
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To: military cop

She’s actually doing a real good job


10 posted on 07/16/2024 5:48:04 PM PDT by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: libh8er

Hopefully someone will appeal to WHITE voters, at some point?


11 posted on 07/16/2024 5:50:57 PM PDT by montag813
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To: libh8er

It was the best speech of the convention so far. Trump should make him his press secretary. He is really sharp.


12 posted on 07/16/2024 6:31:47 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: libh8er

Huckabee-Sanders at the convention: I am proud to be the first governor to kick communist china off our farm land and out of our state.


13 posted on 07/16/2024 7:45:30 PM PDT by coalminersson
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