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September 5, 2023
Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 Republican presidential candidate, during the Republican primary presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis., on August 23, 2023. (Al Drago / Getty)
This article appears in the September 18/25, 2023 issue.
This Ramaswamy fellow in debate
Is like that kid in school who classmates hate.
No matter what the teacher’s question is,
This kid insists on showing he’s a whiz.
His hand shoots up. And you can feel his plea:
“Oh, please, just call on me, Teach, call on me.”
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