ICYMI: Is Ohio a stepping stone? New York Times lists Ramaswamy as a 2028 presidential prospect

ICYMI: Is Ohio a stepping stone? New York Times lists Ramaswamy as a 2028 presidential prospect

May 18, 2026

Columbus, Ohio- New reporting from TiffinOhio.net spotlighted what Ohioans already know: Vivek Ramaswamy is just using his bid for governor of Ohio as a layover on the way to a 2028 presidential run.

TiffinOhio.net: Is Ohio a stepping stone? NYT lists Ramaswamy as a 2028 presidential prospect

• A New York Times feature this week added Vivek Ramaswamy to its list of potential 2028 presidential candidates - 15 months after the Ohio Republican nominee for governor publicly pledged to serve a full four-year term and rule out a 2028 White House bid.

• The Times piece, published Wednesday by political reporter Reid J. Epstein, grouped Ramaswamy with Florida Rep. Byron Donalds in a category labeled "The Politicians Who Could Make a Quick Leap." The Times wrote that the two Republicans "could bounce from running for governor to national campaigns" and noted that Ramaswamy "already ran for president in 2024."

• Even before Ramaswamy launched his campaign, members of his own party were warning that his ambitions extended beyond Columbus. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who initially ran for the gubernatorial nomination before dropping out, told NBC News in February 2025 that Ramaswamy had spent the previous year cycling through bigger ambitions.

• "He has wanted, over the last year, to be president, to have a Cabinet spot, to be co-leader of DOGE," Yost said. "The governor of Ohio is not a consolation prize … My concern is that what he seems to do best is to quit."

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