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DeSantis bashes Vivek after midterm rout

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Ron DeSantis criticized Vivek Ramaswamy after Ramaswamy lost his campaign for Ohio governor to Amy Acton on Tuesday evening. On the "Sage Steele Show," DeSantis said Ramaswamy's approach did not resonate with voters, particularly those in blue-collar areas of Ohio. He noted that Ramaswamy's focus on tech and foreign workers was out of touch with the state’s working-class sensibilities.
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On November 5, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate who lost the Ohio gubernatorial race to Democratic candidate Amy Acton by 7.9 percentage points. Speaking on "The Sage Steele Show," DeSantis said Ramaswamy was out of touch with Ohio's working-class voters due to his background in tech and support for foreign workers on visas. Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and founder of Roivant Sciences, ran despite endorsements from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. DeSantis questioned why Republicans chose Ramaswamy as their candidate, noting that Ohio is "very blue collar" and "a working-class state."

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📰 DeSantis Bashes Vivek After Midterm Losses
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Ben Whedon
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🔮 I don't know why they would have pushed him to be the candidate there," he said on the "Sage Steele Show."
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🔮 I don't know why they would have pushed him to be the candidate there," he said on the "Sage Steele Show."
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Topics

Democratic Fla. GOP Ohio the Department of Government Efficiency

Subjects

Ohio GPE · 5× Vivek PERSON · 4× Ramaswamy PERSON · 3× Acton PERSON · 2× Amy Acton PERSON · 2× Democratic NORP · 2× DeSantis PERSON · 1× Fla. GPE · 1× Ron DeSantis PERSON · 1× Vivek Ramaswamy PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., this week excoriated Vivek Ramaswamy over his failed campaign for Ohio governor, saying that he "shot himself in the foot" and failed to resonate with voters in Ohio.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 I don't know why they would have pushed him to be the candidate there," he said on the "Sage Steele Show."
2026-11-06 · Just The News
DeSantis bashes Vivek after midterm rout · assertive framing
2026-11-06 · Just The News
DeSantis bashes Vivek after midterm rout · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

DeSantis bashes Vivek after midterm rout asserted
DeSantis → bash → rout
Ramaswamy lost his bid for Ohio governor on Tuesday evening to Democratic candidate Amy Acton. asserted
Ramaswamy → lose → Acton
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., this week excoriated Vivek Ramaswamy over his failed campaign for Ohio governor, saying that he "shot himself in the foot" and failed to resonate with voters in Ohio. asserted
he → excoriate → Ohio
Ramaswamy lost his bid for Ohio governor on Tuesday evening to Democratic candidate Amy Acton. asserted
Ramaswamy → lose → Acton
He first won national prominence running for president in the 2024 GOP primary. asserted
He → win → primary
He was briefly named co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but did not ever formally enter the administration, instead opting to run for governor. asserted
He → name → governor
"How badly did they beat Vivek like a drum? asserted
they → beat → drum
I don't know why they would have pushed him to be the candidate there," he said on the "Sage Steele Show." asserted
he → know → Show
"Ohio is a working-class state, very blue-collar. asserted
Ohio → work → ?
You know, Vivek, he's like a tech guy, did this Alzheimer's drug, and he wants to bring in people, foreign worker on visas," he added. asserted
he → know → visas
"That is not the type of person that is gonna sell ... asserted
that → go → person
you've gotta meet the voters where they are on some of this stuff." asserted
they → get → stuff
Ramaswamy faced a litany of controversies while on the campaign trail, including a series of posts he made insinuating that American workers could not compete with foreign immigrants due to a superior mindset that drew considerable backlash. uncertain
that → face → backlash
He also took flak for an ad featuring Acton's estranged mother, whom the family said abandoned the state with her husband, who was accused of raping Acton when she was a child. asserted
she → take → Acton
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