Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from first Republican debate

AP, News4Jax ^ | 8/23/23 | Steve Peoples And Nicholas Riccardi

[DallasBiff]

At the center of the stage, and the center of the debate's hottest exchanges, was a 38-year-old man who no one expected to be there even a few months ago – a novice candidate and technology entrepreneur named Vivek Ramaswamy.

Though he’s well behind Trump, Ramaswamy has crept up in recent polls, leading to his position next to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at center stage. And he quickly showed why when he showcased his ready-for-video, on-message approach, talking about how his poor parents moved to the U.S. and he had the ability to found billion-dollar companies. Mp> Then Ramaswamy tried to show he wasn’t a regular politician and started to throw elbows. At one point he declared “I’m the only person on the stage who isn’t bought and paid for.” He slammed his rivals as “super PAC puppets” who were using “readymade, pre-prepared slogans” to attack him.

He seemed to be betting that primary voters preferred something memorable said to something done. His rivals were having none of it.

[TBP]

I didn’t say it was. I was responding to it.

It’s officially secular, according to its constitution, but India’s ruling class pays even less attention to their constitution than our ruling class pays to ours.

[nick0786bazpur]

Please substantiate your point:

-> India by its constitution is SECULAR

As per which ARTICLE(s)/Section(S) you declare that The Constitution of India is SECULAR?

[al baby]

NOPE