The first Republican to announce his 2024 bid was the 45th president of the United States. The second was the nation’s former Ambassador to the United Nations and the two-term governor of South Carolina. The third is Vivek Ramaswamy, a political neophyte who, at 37, is barely eligible to run for leader of the free world.

And yet, all things considered, Ramaswamy will probably make the primary race — and the inevitable Republican nominee — more interesting to watch, more accountable to Republicans, and more formidable in a general election. Far from being a useless spoiler, Ramaswamy is already shaping up to be the GOP’s Andrew Yang.