{"id":15242,"date":"2026-08-22T07:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15242"},"modified":"2026-08-22T07:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:46:18","slug":"great-candidate-jd-vance-backs-friend-vivek-ramaswamy-for-ohio-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15242","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Great candidate\u2019: JD Vance backs \u2018friend\u2019 Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133419315,imgsize-129884,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vance-backs-ramaswamy.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Great candidate\u2019: JD Vance backs \u2018friend\u2019 Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor\" title=\"Vance made the remarks at a rally in Ohio on Friday while campaigning for Republican candidates\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Vance made the remarks at a rally in Ohio on Friday while campaigning for Republican candidates\">Vance made the remarks at a rally in Ohio on Friday while campaigning for Republican candidates<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jd-vance\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> has endorsed fellow Republican and Indian-American entrepreneur-turned-politician <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vivek-ramaswamy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> in the Ohio gubernatorial election, saying his \u201cgreat friend\u201d would \u201cmake a great governor\u201d of the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Vance made the remarks at a rally in Ohio on Friday while campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the November midterm elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cWe&#8217;ve also got, I believe, a great gubernatorial candidate, but also a great next governor of Ohio, my friend Vivek Ramaswamy,\u201d Vance said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cI don&#8217;t think that anybody needed to encourage Vivek to go to the polling location that day. When your name is on the ballot, nobody needs to make you go vote. <!-- -->But Vivek&#8217;s going to make a great governor for the state of Ohio,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Ramaswamy backed by Trump for governor race<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Ramaswamy, 41, won the Republican primary in May with the backing of US President Donald Trump and became the party&#8217;s nominee for the November election.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>He will face Democrat Amy Acton in the gubernatorial race.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Democrats have not won the Ohio governor&#8217;s office in two decades.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Ramaswamy, the son of immigrants from Kerala, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at Harvard University and Yale Law School before entering the biotechnology and financial sectors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>He founded biotech company Roivant Sciences and served as its CEO from 2014 to 2021. He later entered politics and launched a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, before dropping out and backing Trump.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>He also served as a co-chair of Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Vance campaigns for Ohio Republicans<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Vance returned to his hometown of Middletown on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works steel plant, where his grandfather James Vance worked as a welder for nearly 40 years, news agency AP reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>\u201cPapaw was a welder in this place for 40 years, and today his grandson stands here as the vice president of these United States. It\u2019s an amazing thing,\u201d Vance said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Vance has been highlighting his Rust Belt roots while campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the November midterm elections. <!-- -->He has promoted the Trump administration&#8217;s economic policies, including its efforts to expand US manufacturing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>During his speech, Vance said the Trump administration was attempting to reverse what he described as \u201c40 years of American decline\u201d. He pointed to Trump&#8217;s immigration and trade policies, including tariffs, as measures intended to protect American jobs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>Vance also criticised the Democratic Party, describing it as the \u201cparty of graduate students\u201d, while recalling his grandfather&#8217;s support for the Democrats because of their ties to unions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Ohio race takes shape ahead of November election<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>The Ohio governor&#8217;s race is among the contests Republicans and Democrats are closely watching ahead of the midterm elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>Ramaswamy&#8217;s Republican nomination came after Trump endorsed him early in the primary campaign. His Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, is a physician who became a prominent public figure during Ohio&#8217;s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>Vance&#8217;s Friday rally also featured Republican Senator Jon Husted and US energy secretary Chris Wright. <!-- -->Husted, who was appointed to replace Vance in the Senate, is defending his seat against former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"60\"\/>Brown, a longtime Ohio politician with a pro-working-class message, lost his re-election bid to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024 but secured the Democratic nomination for this year&#8217;s Senate race.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"62\"\/>Ohio has shifted towards Republicans during the Trump era, although Democrats are seeking to regain both the governor&#8217;s office and a Senate seat in November.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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