Vivek Ramaswamy Will Be Missing From Illinois Republican Primary Ballot
Speculation mounts on whether the decision was part of his campaign strategy.
Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to the media after addressing a rally at the Iowa State Capital building hosted by Free Soil to oppose building a CO2 pipeline on Jan. 10, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
As Vivek Ramaswamy races across snowbound Iowa ahead of its Jan. 15 caucus, he appears to have written off the big blue state on the other side of the Mississippi River.
The Ramaswamy campaign confirmed to The Epoch Times that his name won’t appear on the Republican presidential preference ballot in Illinois, where the primary will take place on March 19.
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