Nearly 50 New Hampshire leaders endorsed long-shot Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in his uphill climb to win the GOP nomination.

Ramaswamy on Wednesday unveiled 47 endorsements of Republicans and activists from the Granite State, home to the crucial first-in-the-nation GOP primary. The list includes at least eight current lawmakers and former lawmakers, including Kevin Smith, who ran for the GOP senatorial nomination last year but lost the primary.

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“I have said before, this isn’t just a political campaign; it’s a cultural movement. Our outsider grassroots movement is gaining momentum in the Live Free or Die State and across the country,” Ramaswamy told the NH Journal. “I’m grateful for the strong support we have received from so many conservative leaders and activists across New Hampshire.”

Ramaswamy has polled in the single digits since launching his presidential campaign. A poll from the Saint Anselm College Survey Center at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics last month showed Ramaswamy polling at 3%, far below former President Donald Trump's 42% share. A RealClearPolitics poll average has Ramaswamy at 3.3%, in fourth place behind Trump (56.3%), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) (20%), former Vice President Mike Pence (5.6%), and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley (4.5%).

Ramaswamy faces long odds to the nomination as Trump and DeSantis currently dominate the GOP presidential race. DeSantis, a soon-to-be presidential candidate, scored 51 New Hampshire endorsements last week.

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But what he lacks in poll numbers, Ramaswamy is making up in ground game, media interviews, and retail politics. He had roughly $9.4 million on hand according to first-quarter federal filings, a not insignificant amount.

Any candidate hoping to beat Trump for the nomination will need to win during the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, a factor Ramaswamy and other 2024 hopefuls understand as they travel repeatedly to the two early nominating states.