Trump reportedly now pushing Vivek Ramaswamy for Vance’s Senate seat

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

Well, well, well… we always thought the suggestion that somehow Gov. Mike DeWine and Trump had gotten on the same page about moving John Husted into Vance’s Senate seat was a bit bogus.

Now, it turns out, it was. Trump reportedly wants Vivek Ramaswamy in the job.

Ultimately, this is not Trump’s call. It’s DeWine’s. And DeWine doesn’t have much incentive to play ball with Trump. They are not the same kind of Republican, and DeWine has already been re-elected, so is currently ineligible to run again. It’s hard to see why he would cave to Trump now, on much of anything.

Side note: We personally hope DeWine does not, simply because Ramaswamy’s speaking style is annoying as hell and this is not the guy anyone needs on C-SPAN. Put him in a job where he can focus on cutting spending, and doing it quietly.