‘Ludicrous Speed Right Outta the Gate’: GOP Strategist Slams Ramaswamy Debate Performance

GOP political strategist Scott Jennings bashed Vivek Ramaswamy for his “ludicrous” performance at the GOP presidential debate hosted by NBC News on Wednesday night.

Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley went head-to-head during the debate, especially over foreign policy regarding support for Israel and Ukraine. The two have clashed at prior debates and are relatively similar in terms of polling for the Republican primary.

Jennings noted that Haley and DeSantis had the best performances at the debate and that the former South Carolina governor did well taking on Ramaswamy. Haley is currently polling in third nationally in the Republican primary while Ramaswamy is in fourth, according to Real Clear Politics.

The Republican strategist said:

I thought Haley, by the way, just on the merits, had a really strong night [on] abortion and otherwise. I thought DeSantis has had a really strong open. I thought so. If you agree that it’s gotten down to those two as the real possibility here. They both were very good. There were some great answers tonight on DeSantis, you know, was assailing Biden over some of his responses on Israel.

You know, I thought Haley taking on Ramaswamy when he by the way, Ramaswamy, he’s like the guy running the ship in Spaceballs. You know, he went right to ludicrous speed right outta the gate… He’s at like 4%.

Watch the full clip above via CNN.

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