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<p>With Ron DeSantis’ poll numbers cratering ahead of the first GOP primary debate, Fox News looks to have all but abandoned the Florida governor for another “anti-woke” Donald Trump alternative. </p>
<p>Vivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wanting-famous-vivek-ramaswamy-sought-podcast-stardom-prior/story?id=102112582">fame-seeking</a> biotech entrepreneur who honed his populist culture-warrior persona on Fox’s airwaves, has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-ron-desantis-republican-primary.html">surged in recent polls</a> and is suddenly vying with DeSantis for second place.</p>
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With Ron DeSantis’ poll numbers cratering ahead of the first GOP primary debate, Fox News looks to have all but abandoned the Florida governor for another “anti-woke” Donald Trump alternative.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old fame-seeking biotech entrepreneur who honed his populist culture-warrior persona on Fox’s airwaves, has surged in recent polls and is suddenly vying with DeSantis for second place.
