Following this weeks GOP debate, the main headline(s) are all surrounding Vivek Ramaswamy. During the debate, Vivek engaged a number of people with fiery, passionate, and semi-slanderous rhetoric. So, what has caused this shift in Vivek's demeanor? It is quite clear that Vivek is drawing lessons between Trump's 2016 campaign and his own presidential bid. Vivek, much like Trump was, is running in a weak field. DeSantis is nearly lifeless on stage, Tim Scott is a statue, Pence has left the chat, and Nikki Haley is easily his closest rival, despite poor polling. So, just as Trump did with Rand Paul, then Jeb Bush, then Ted Cruz, Vivek spent most of his night antagonizing his rival, Nikki Haley, as well as the moderators themselves. According to a Huffington Post piece by Ben Blanchet, "during a debate on banning TikTok amid data security concerns, the host confronted Ramaswamy, who questioned why Haley’s daughter would use the social media platform despite the former U.N. amb...

 Some updated polling numbers show Trump leading Biden in key battleground states. "The polls were conducted by the New York Times and Siena College. Trump, leading the field for his party's 2024 nomination as he seeks to regain the presidency, leads in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, with Biden ahead in Wisconsin, the polls showed. Biden defeated Trump in all six states in the 2020 election. Trump now leads by an average of 48% to 44% in the six states, the polls showed." I should note that we are exactly 1 year out from election day, so these numbers could change by then, but I'd like to also point out how impressive this is for Trump. He has not yet seen the debate stage, yet he has remained at the forefront of media talks surrounding the election. The media's portrayal of Trump as this sort of Darth Vader-esque figure which has tremendous and dangerous power over the political landscape has accidentally helped him forge this cult-like foll...