Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has been on a roll in the polls over the past few weeks, and now he’s looking to take advantage of it in the fundraising department.
“Are you feeling the Ramaswamy TSUNAMI?” the businessman said in a letter to donors.
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He now ranks third in many GOP primary polls, just ahead of former Vice President Mike Pence, and is starting to come at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who is stuck in second far behind Trump, the favorite.
“We cannot afford to let the recent polling momentum we’ve built peter out,” he told his supporters.
That seems unlikely, according to independent polling expert Ron Faucheux. He sees DeSantis in need of a reboot and noted Ramaswamy’s improving approval ratings in a new memo.
He cited a Florida poll that showed Trump crushing DeSantis, “a disaster,” and Ramaswamy at 4%, a low third but climbing.
Faucheux said: “It looks like it’s time for DeSantis to retool his national campaign. He needs to stop running for governor and start running for president. Also note: Ramaswamy is running third.”
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• Trump — 55% (+35)
• DeSantis — 20%
• Ramaswamy — 8%
• Pence — 7%
• Haley — 4%
• Scott — 3%
• Christie — 2%
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Nevertheless, he remains a very long shot, even though he is increasing his approval ratings in key battleground states. And on Tuesday, a Morning Consult survey had him in third at 8% nationally.
That could make him attractive as a running mate to the eventual nominee.