GOP presidential candidate says consultant tried to sell a second-place finish in CPAC straw poll

Vivek Ramaswamy claims he was offered to buy second-place finish in CPAC straw poll

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claims he was offered a second place finish in the Conservative Political Action Conference's straw poll if he paid up to a consultant for the conference.

VIDEO - Vivek Ramaswamy Says RNC Consultant Offered to Boost His Finish in the CPAC Presidential Straw Poll for a Few Hundred Thousand Dollars

GOP presidential candidate says consultant tried to sell a second-place finish in CPAC straw poll

A 2024 GOP presidential candidate said a political consultant offered to help him achieve a second-place finish in the closely watched Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll in exchange for a payment of roughly $150,000.

'Corrupt': Ramaswamy Says Consultant Promised Second-Place Finish in CPAC Poll for 'a Few Hundred Thousand Dollars' - The Ohio Star

by Harold Hutchison   Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday he was offered second place in the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll if he paid a consultant. “One of the things you see as an outsider is how corrupt the system is. You know something funny about this? I’ve attended CPAC before. I didn’t know it works this way,” Ramaswamy told Fox Business host Stuart Varney. “A consultant calls my campaig…

CPAC newcomer claims he was asked to 'buy' his way into straw poll

Bio-tech entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was approached by a political consultant with ties to CPAC who revealed a strategy to buy his way into the conference's high-profile straw poll for presidential candidates, Politico reported Monday."They were like, if you pa...

GOP Candidate Says He Refused to Pay for Rigged CPAC Poll

Vivek Ramaswamy alleged that a consultant offered to rig the CPAC straw poll in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars.