‘America First 2.0’: Vivek Ramaswamy pitches to be Republicans’ next Trump

Like barroom bores across the country, he thinks the US has lost its "civic pride, civic identity, civic duty". He has said affirmative action – the effort designed to ensure colleges and businesses offer equal opportunities to people of color, and people of all genders and sexual orientation – is "a cancer on our national soul". His opposition to affirmative action, however, invariably lands on policies which may benefit Black or Latino Americans. 

"Top companies now regularly disfavor qualified applicants who happen to be white or Asian," he tweeted in June. "Time to restore colorblind meritocracy once and for all." 

Ramaswamy did not provide any evidence for his claim and did not respond to a question on the topic from the Guardian. Last year, a reportby the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that "one of the most durable and defining features of the US labor market is the 2-to-1 disparity in unemployment that exists between black and white workers"...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/19/vivek-ramaswamy-republican-presidential-nomination-candidate