"While some Republicans are running as more electable or effective than Trump and others embrace a pre-Trump GOP posture or are outright anti-Trump..."

"... Ramaswamy is pitching himself as something different — the next iteration of Trump, who is at times chummy with his rival.... Billed as 'America First 2.0,' an argument that Trump did not go far enough in passing his policy agenda as president, Ramaswamy’s platform — which leans heavily on executive actions — includes raising the voting age to 25 unless certain requirements are met, ending affirmative action 'in every sphere of American life,' shutting down the FBI, and trimming 75 percent of executive branch employees to reduce the size of the 'administrative state.'... Ramaswamy’s proposals, which he says he wants to enact 'without the permission or forgiveness of Congress,' have been polarizing. For some, it’s part of what they like about him...."

 

From "Vivek Ramaswamy runs as Trump 2.0 — an outsider with extreme proposals/Policies suggested by the 37-year-old political novice lean heavily on executive actions that experts say push the bounds of presidential authority" by Dylan Wells (WaPo).

"On the trail, Ramaswamy’s lexicon often departs from traditional campaign speak and reflects new movements percolating among some on the right. He says that he doesn’t like to use the labels Democrat or Republican, preferring to categorize people as pro or anti-America, or part of 'the managerial class' or 'the everyday citizen.'... Between bites of veggie omelet on the flight, Ramaswamy homed in on where he believes Trump went wrong: 'I think that the number one mistake that Trump made was to push his legislative agenda first.' 'He neither repealed nor replaced Obamacare, because it was a legislative priority,' he said of his current rival for the GOP presidential nomination. 'I’m not going to make that mistake.'"