{"id":2011245,"date":"2023-08-24T18:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-after-his-lively-performance-at-gop-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T18:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:52:28","slug":"ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-after-his-lively-performance-at-gop-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-after-his-lively-performance-at-gop-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy&#8217;s GOP Debate Performance Brings Amazing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Framaswamy-gets-amazing-news-after-his-lively-performance-at-gop-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The First Republican Presidential Debate: Fundraising Boosts and Memorable \u2064Moments<\/h2>\n<p>The first\u2063 Republican\u200d presidential \u200bdebate provided an\u200b opportunity for candidates \u2064to make their \u2064cases directly to a\u200d national audience, \u2062and some of that attention \u200dis \u2062translating into fundraising boosts.<\/p>\n<p>Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy\u2019s campaign\u200d said Thursday he \u200dhad taken in $450,000\u200d since \u200bWednesday night\u2019s debate in \u2064Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>Campaign\u2062 spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told The Associated\u200b Press\u2063 that \u200dthe average donation \u200bwas\u200c $38.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/speaking-time-totals-first-gop-debate-dont-line-polling-averages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy<\/a>,\u2063 who occupied center stage in the absence of \u200bcurrent GOP front-runner Donald Trump, \u200cclaimed some of his rivals were \u201csuper PAC puppets\u201d who were\u2064 using \u201cready-made, preprepared slogans\u201d to attack \u2062him.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old political \u200dnewcomer sparred with \u2062former Vice President Mike Pence about a possible pardon \u200dof Trump, who is facing four criminal indictments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Ramaswamy was booed by the \u200caudience when\u200c he declared himself to be \u201cthe only person \u2062on the stage \u200dwho\u200b isn\u2019t bought and paid for.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>One of his memorable \u2062lines was borrowed \u2062from \u200dformer President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho the heck is \u200cthis skinny guy with a funny last name?\u201d \u2064Ramaswamy\u200d said \u200cearly in the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Obama had called himself \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna5537216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a skinny kid with a funny\u200c name<\/a>\u201d when he introduced himself\u2062 at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The comment Wednesday night\u200b drew criticism from former New Jersey \u2062Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christie-accuses-ramaswamy-plagiarizing-obama-vivek-claps-back-bear-hug-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Christie<\/a>, who \u200dsaid\u2062 the businessman\u2063 \u201csounds like ChatGPT.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CHRIS CHRISTIE GOES AFTER VIVEK: \u201cI\u2019ve had enough already tonight, of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VIVEK:\u2063 \u201cCome over and gimme a\u200b hug!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbYiXeBN5x\">pic.twitter.com\/DbYiXeBN5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com \u2063(@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1694523390474809557?\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pences-rookie-attack-draws-overwhelming-boos-heated-clash-vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramaswamy<\/a>, who has risen to third place in GOP primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polls<\/a>, has largely been self-funding his campaign. He raised more than \u200c$7.7\u2062 million \u200cin the second quarter, finishing with more\u2063 than $9 million on hand.<\/p>\n<p>At least one\u200c candidate, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, made a direct fundraising\u2064 appeal onstage\u2063 in Milwaukee, \u200casking \u2064viewers in his closing remarks \u2063to \u200bgo \u200cto his campaign website \u201cfor more information or to make a contribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other campaigns \u200ddidn\u2019t immediately respond to \u200bmessages Thursday \u2062about their \u2062post-debate fundraising, but some\u2062 donors are talking.<\/p>\n<p>After being\u200c briefed in Milwaukee by representatives of Florida Gov.\u200d Ron DeSantis, donor Hal Lambert said he was pleased with \u200chis chosen \u2064candidate\u2019s\u2062 performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s extremely happy,\u201d he\u2062 said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he did\u2064 extremely well,\u201d Lambert \u2063said. \u2063\u201cI think he stayed out of the\u2063 bickering \u200con \u2062stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A handful of candidates had\u2062 gotten creative in\u200b their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-go-all-in-on-fundraising-off-of-jan-6-hearings\/\" title=\"Democrats Go All In On Fundraising Off Of Jan. 6 Hearings\">fundraising appeals<\/a> in\u200d order to meet the Republican National Committee\u2019s 40,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-after-his-lively-performance-at-gop-debate\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy's GOP Debate Performance Brings Amazing News\">000 minimum unique donor requirement<\/a> \u2064for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-campaigns-scrambling-to-qualify-for-first-gop-presidential-debate-1-at-a-time\/\" title=\"Campaigns Struggle to Qualify for GOP Debate, One Dollar at a Time\">debate participants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the ploys worked, such \u200das\u200b North \u2063Dakota Gov. \u2064Doug Burgum\u2019s giveaway of \u2063$20 \u201cBiden\u2064 Relief Cards\u201d in exchange for donations \u2064as low as $1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal \u200chas\u2063 reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication \u2062to \u200bensure that it meets our\u200d editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-lively-performance-gop-debate\/\">Ramaswamy Gets Amazing News After His Lively\u2063 Performance \u200cat \u2064GOP Debate<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2064Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that the debate had generated significant interest and support for Ramaswamy&#8217;s campaign, resulting in a substantial increase in donations. The Republican debate allowed candidates to present their arguments to a wide audience, and this exposure has positively impacted fundraising efforts for Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2011246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}