The political director of Vivek Ramaswamy’s 2024 presidential campaign in New Hampshire has switched to former President Donald Trump’s White House bid, Ramaswamy’s camp confirmed Wednesday.
Brian Swensen’s move is “a positive for everyone,” spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told The Post, adding that there is “no hard feelings” and announcing that veteran political consultant Mike Buindo would be “absorbing” Swensen’s role.
While on the 77-year-old’s campaign, Swensen will work closely with senior adviser Susie Wiles, according to the Messenger, which first reported the move.
Swensen was moved to New Hampshire five months ago to oversee Ramaswamy’s campaign in the key primary state, after previously working as national political director.
Ramaswamy has struggled to maintain his early momentum in the GOP primary race and is averaging just 4.8% support nationally, according to RealClearPolitics.
The 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur has focused on Iowa and New Hampshire in his latest efforts to gain ground in the polls, and has not indicated he plans to drop out of school.
Ramaswamy is getting 5% support in Iowa and 7% in New Hampshire on average, according to data from RealClearPolitics.
Brian Swensen left Ramaswamy’s team and will work for Trump. LinkedIn Mike Biundo will assume Swensen’s responsibilities on Ramaswamy’s team. LinkedIn
The candidate is believed to have qualified for next week’s Republican debate in Alabama and has advocated for the fifth Republican debate in January to be held in X.
Ramaswamy’s policies are more closely aligned with Trump’s, compared to the rest of the Republican primary candidates. Both tend to support an isolationist foreign policy, and Ramaswamy was the only candidate on stage at the first Republican debate in Milwaukee who said he would support Trump if he were convicted in any of the four upcoming criminal trials.
Trump, who is about 40 points ahead of his closest competitor, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in the polls, has also expressed his support for Ramaswamy, even proposing him as a possible vice presidential candidate.
Ramaswamy has consistently polled below 10%, but is focusing on Iowa and New Hampshire. AP Trump leads the Republican primaries with a lead of more than 40 points. AP
“He is a very, very, very intelligent person. He has good energy and could be something like that,” Trump said in August about Ramaswamy’s chances as vice president while speaking with conservative talk show host Glenn Beck. “I’m telling you, I think he’d be really good.”
The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
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