“We’re always going to be flexible,” he said. Unvaccinated people are still urged to wear masks in public places around others. Its prevalence in Kentucky is likely similar and will only keep growing, Stack said.Įven though the rising positivity rate and number of cases may portend a shift in the state’s infection curve, Beshear said the state’s guidance on masking remains unchanged recommending that vaccinated people masks again, even indoors, is “premature right now,” he said, since vaccination is overwhelmingly effective at thwarting serious infection, even from the Delta variant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the Delta strain of coronavirus has accounted for more than half of all new cases in the last few weeks. Andy Beshear said that amount is likely a drastic undercount. 'I think my unapologetic embrace of meritocracy in the pursuit of excellence in every sphere of our lives is no doubt influenced by the fact that my parents taught me through their example that hard work is the way that you get ahead in this country, not by complaining about the color of your skin.The state has so far confirmed 26 cases - including five in fully-vaccinated people - of the more contagious Delta variant circulating in the United States, but Gov. Ramaswamy, who wrote 'Woke Inc.' − a book that was critical of racial justice movements and identity politics − said that if elected president he would sign executive orders ending racial and gender hiring practices for the federal government. 'Part of what I see in the Indian American community − I think it's true of the Asian American community more broadly − is that that next generation, my son's generation, they're taught to think of themselves as victims,' he said.

Yet he has been firm in multiple comments during the 2024 campaign that racial minorities are too often being led into embracing the 'victimhood' of their background over excellence. taught him about hard work and says his biography epitomizes the American dream. Ramaswamy has emphasized his parents' journey to the U.S. Nikki Haley, who like Ramaswamy, is the child of Indian immigrants. Republican voters have the most racially diverse field of presidential contenders in the party's history with contenders such as Sen. 'I think many of us have a strong sense that the government is about to get not just him, but what he represents,' he said. Ramaswamy told USA TODAY much of the Republican base is sticking with Trump because of an 'anaphylactic reaction' to an administrative state his supporters believe is targeting their candidate and their beliefs. It also found that 17% of Trump and 14% of DeSantis voters rank him as their top backup pick. He said about 30% of the country becomes 'psychiatrically ill' in response to whatever Trump champions and that it will take a new outsider to further the agenda the Republican base wants.Īmong the GOP's 'expected electorate,' a Morning Consult poll released Monday found 53% hold a favorable view of the Ohio Republican, which is the fourth-highest among the crop of candidates. Ramaswamy's Double Dutch on the campaign trail is a mix of applauding Trump's past accomplishments and simultaneously arguing the former president is politically past his prime. That is well ahead of better-known candidates such as former Vice President Mike Pence. Ron DeSantis at 16% and Ramaswamy at 10%. Ramaswamy's pitch that he will be Trump 2.0 appears to be working, according to national polls.Īn Echelon Insights survey in June found 49% of GOP respondents said they favored Trump, followed by Florida Gov. 20All Kentucky counties are in the green except for Letcher County, which is reporting continued high levels of the COVID-19 virus, according to.

Just this week he released a Supreme Court nominee list that included conservative lawmakers such as Sens. He has proposed raising the legal voting age to 25 unless you pass a citizenship test or serve in the U.S. The Cincinnati-area native, 37, has pledged that, if elected, he would pardon the former president if Trump were found guilty of federal crimes. Watch Video: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks with USA TODAY about his platformīiotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is doing all he can to take a bite out of Donald Trump's base in his pursuit of the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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