Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is set to field questions from Iowa voters Wednesday night at a CNN town hall, less than five weeks before the state’s January 15 caucuses kick off the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest.
Ramaswamy, who has dominated GOP primary debates with attacks on several rivals but has yet to see that strategy pay off in the polls, is seeking to climb into contention to become the party’s top alternative to former President Donald Trump, the current front-runner in the primary.
Ramaswamy will take the stage at 9 p.m. ET from Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, for the town hall moderated by CNN’s Abby Phillip.
The town hall will stream live on CNN Max and for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps. It will also be available on demand beginning Thursday to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN apps and Cable Operator Platforms.
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Among the most memorable exchanges at the four Republican presidential primary debates so far this year have been those between Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
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CNN has hosted town halls this year with other GOP presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence, who has since dropped out of the race.
On and off stage, their clashes have taken personal turns. Ramaswamy on Saturday told a crowd in Cherokee, Iowa, that Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were “intellectual frauds.” He also accused Haley, whom he has criticized for serving on Boeing’s board, of personally benefitting from “selling off our foreign policy.”
His attacks on Haley…
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