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'Going down in flames': Conservative op-ed blisters MAGA's newest 'unlikable weasel'

An op-ed for the longtime conservative publication National Review launched a blistering attack on Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, for acting like a candidate certain he is “going down in flames.” Jeffrey Blehar, a National Review staff writer, made the case in a column published Wednesday, less than two weeks before Election…

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