Ohio’s MAGA gubernatorial candidate suffered a brutal humiliation in front of voters Saturday when he tried—and failed—to pull off the classic politician move of kissing a baby.
Vivek Ramaswamy was working the crowd at a campaign event in Vandalia, Ohio, when he spotted a child holding a sign that read, according to Ramaswamy, “My dad is deployed—proud military kid for Trump.”
The 10-year-old boy was exactly the kind of young voter a MAGA ally would want to spotlight at a Trump rally: a military kid, a Trump supporter, and an easy opportunity for a candidate to play up his patriotism.
So Ramaswamy invited the child onstage. Then he decided to take things one step further.
“I’m going to pick you up,” he told the boy.
The candidate managed to raise the child a few inches off the ground before appearing to lose his grip.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-candidate-suffers-brutal-campaign-moment-on-camera/
He is everything that Ohio republicans claim they are against: child of immigrants, corporate shill, heavily involved in “big pharma,” vegetarian, Hindu, Ivy League graduate, reaps huge political donations from out-of-state….
But he’s got an [R] next to his name, so they’ll support him. They have no convictions. They treat politics like a team sport.