Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian candidate? In Iowa, his campaign flirts with a third-party run

[brooklynite]

Des Moines Register

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has reached out to the Libertarian Party in Iowa to inquire about running for president on the party's ticket.

Campaign operatives for Ramaswamy attended a local party event this week, and Ramaswamy has had conversations with two Iowa Libertarian officials, including one instance where he expressed interest in joining the ticket, one of those officials confirmed.

Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and author who in 2004 voted for a Libertarian presidential candidate, has openly criticized Republican leadership and policy as he seeks the party's presidential nomination in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

But he has struggled to gain traction in Iowa and other early states, Ramaswamy's potential defection to a third-party ticket could shake up an election that already contains several independent hopefuls.

[czarjak]

1. Peel away "The Screw Anyone Who Isn't Me" wing anyway?

[brush]

2. This megalomaniac has no chance for the GOP nomination, and if...

he runs third party as a Libertarian candidate, he has no chance there either.

IMO his best bet it to follow Pence and Scott exit stage right out of the race.

[Basic LA]

3. Who makes up his base?

Nose pickers & panty sniffers? I just don't see a big following for such a puffed-up toad.