Ramaswamy: 1. Who the fuck is he? 2. Where did he come from? 3. Who's funding him? . . . . .

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18. Elon Musk is behind him

https://www.alaskacommons.com/meet-vivek-ramaswamy-the-elon-musk-backed-us-presidential-candidate/5819/

Indian-American lawmaker Vivek Ramaswamy found an unlikely ally in billionaire businessman Elon Musk this week. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO dubbed the US Presidential hopeful a “very promising candidate” and urged people to listen to an interview of Ramaswamy. The 35-year-old is one of three Indian origin Republicans set to contest against Donald Trump in the upcoming primaries.

and until now has been largely self funded:

Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy donated $5 million to his own campaign in the second quarter, bringing in a total of $7.7 million before Saturday’s deadline, according to his Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing.

The conservative entrepreneur ended the quarter with about $9 million in cash on hand. His total haul for the second quarter places him well behind the two frontrunners of the Republican primary race — former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — but ahead of most of the remaining candidates.

However, only about $2.7 million of Ramaswamy’s second quarter haul came from donor contributions. Since launching his bid for the Republican nomination in February, Ramaswamy has loaned his campaign more than $15 million.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4099716-ramaswamys-second-quarter-haul-includes-5-million-in-self-donated-funds/

I would strongly support a wealth tax - nobody should be able to buy a national elected office and someone like Elon Musk should NEVER be in the position of Kingmaker