Ramaswamy cites 'friendly competition' in explaining his knock against Florida

Vivek Ramaswamy suggested that his recent knock against Florida was due to his desire to improve the state of Ohio, a goal he wants to achieve through the governor’s mansion.

The former 2024 presidential candidate announced his candidacy for Ohio’s 2026 gubernatorial election on Monday, during which he talked about how he wanted to make the state a place where people will “flock” to live “instead of Florida and Texas.” In his first televised interview since announcing his candidacy, Ramaswamy explained that “friendly competition” between the states is good, saying how “federalism” was built upon the idea of competition.