GOP Presidential Candidate Calls Republicans “Party Of Losers”

On Wednesday, during the third Republican debate, presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called Republicans the “party of losers.”

🚨 BREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy destroys Ronna Romney McDaniel, demand she come on stage and RESIGN, says Joe Rogan and Elon Musk should be hosting the debate instead of hacks like Kristen Welker who pushed the Russian Collusion Hoax 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hxcBxGrdPN

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 9, 2023

Ramaswamy went on to blame Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel for the Republicans’ election losses in recent years.

The Republican candidate said the party has had poor election results since McDaniel became the chair of the RNC in 2017, mentioning losses in the 2018 and 2022 midterms and the 2020 presidential election.

From The Hill:

“We have to have accountability in our party. For that matter, Ronna, if you wanna come onstage tonight, you wanna look the GOP voters in the eye and tell ’em you resign, I will turn over my —yield my time to you,” he said.

McDaniel dismissed his comments and suggested that divisions within the Republican Party are only hurting them.

First on @townhallcom: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel reacts to the third GOP presidential debate in Miami and a call from the stage for her to resign. pic.twitter.com/hNAFaa1Ua1

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 9, 2023

“This Republican-on-Republican infighting — I’m not running for president so I’m not in this primary — isn’t helping our party,” McDaniel answered. “We lost races in 2022 because of vitriol within our party. We need every Republican and then some to win elections. And the Republican voters want to hear us talk about the border, fentanyl, Israel, our kids, crime, inflation, and they want to see us take on Joe Biden.”

"If you can't take a tough question, then you probably shouldn't be running for president," @GOPChairwoman Ronna McDaniel when I asked about Vivek Ramaswamy's criticism of her and of the RNC's decision to allow a non-conservative media outlet to host the debate. Much more here: pic.twitter.com/YKc9jpvm6v

— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) November 9, 2023

Ramaswamy also took aim at the “corrupt media” during his opening remarks, suggesting that more conservative moderators should be asking the questions at the debate.

“Think about who’s moderating this debate: This should be Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk. We’d have 10 times the viewership, asking questions that GOP primary voters actually care about and bringing more people into our party,” he said.

Ramaswamy appeared to have a heated debate with McDaniel after the debate.

WATCH: @VivekGRamaswamy appears to have a heated exchange with RNC chair Ronna McDaniel post-debate after calling for her resignation at start of debate 🍿

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 9, 2023

There have been numerous calls for McDaniel to resign in recent weeks. Most recently, former White House adviser Steve Bannon called for her resignation a few hours before the debate.

In case you missed this today, Steve Bannon and John Solomon called for Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) to resign. Since taking over in 2017, she has lost 8 Governor races, 3 Senate seats, 19 House seats, and 1 Presidential race. WATCH pic.twitter.com/AzwEuti47O

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) November 8, 2023

Roger Stone also called for her resignation on Tuesday and said Scott Presler would make a better party chairman.

BREAKING: Roger Stone nominates @ScottPresler for RNC Chair!

Would you think Scott Presler would make a better Chair than Ronna Romney McDaniel? pic.twitter.com/b8Nb89xZQG

— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) November 6, 2023

Despite the calls for her resignation, McDaniel still has the support of the one man that counts, so it’s safe to assume she’s not going to resign anytime soon.

Mr. Trump, 10/28/23:

“RNC chairwoman who’s done a fantastic job, and a real good friend. She’s fought alongside of us for a long time: Ronna McDaniel.” pic.twitter.com/20DjkCawP8

— Max (@MaxNordau) November 8, 2023