On January 13, 2024, David Fischer, the former Co-Chair of the Republican Party of Iowa endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for president. 

He tweeted about his support for Ramaswamy by citing the entrepreneur’s restrained foreign policy platform:

I endorse @VivekGRamaswamy for President. America First:  Stop the last war.  Stop the next war. Watch my #IACaucus video message to Iowa Republicans. David Fischer Iowa Co-Chairman, Ron Paul 2008+2012 Iowa Co-Chairman, Rand Paul 2016 Past Co-Chair, Republican Party of Iowa.

In the video message, Fischer highlighted his pro-liberty Republican credentials by noting that he was former Congressman Ron Paul’s Iowa Co-Chairman in 2008 and 2012. He was also Kentucky Senator Rand Paul’s Iowa Co-Chariman in 2016. 

Fischer specifically highlighted Ramaswamy’s opposition to the ruling class’s perpetual war agenda, his staunch support for Free speech rights, and willingness to clean up corruption in government as several reasons for endorsing him in the Republican primaries: 

Today I endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for president. 

Why?  America  First.  Stop  the  last  war,  stop  the  next  war.   Stop  the  invasion  at  our  borders.  Stop  the  politicized  and  weaponized  justice  system.  He’s  a  First  Amendment  absolutist,  a  Second  Amendment  absolutist,  He’ll  expose  the  deep  state. He’ll expose  the  big  money  war  machine,  expose  the  activist  media,  expose  the  money  printers  who  drive  up  the  cost  of  everything  by  wrecking  our  money.  

He’ll  cut  some  government  and  then  he’ll  cut  more,  not  because  he  wants  people  to  have  less,  because  he  wants  people  to  have  more  freedom,  more  genuine  prosperity,  and  more  peace.

Ramaswamy is one of the more solid options in the GOP primary for the 2024 presidential election cycle. As an outsider who is skeptical of DC politics, Vivek is willing to stir the pot on issues such as immigration and foreign policy.

This kind of dissident energy is greatly needed during a time when people are losing faith in the political system. While Ramaswamy will likely not win, his ideas will continue to gain traction across the political spectrum as he uses candidacy as a vehicle to disseminate his dissident ideas.