His message is geared toward a Republican electorate that is heavily white and Christian, and he has tailored his personal story for his audience.
Brimming with energy and brash talk, Mr. Ramaswamy seized enough attention at the party’s first debate in August to get a bump in polls — some briefly showed him leaping into second place, albeit well behind former President Donald Trump.
Still, Mr. Ramaswamy has attracted enough support to qualify for the third Republican debate on Wednesday in Miami.
Mr. Ramaswamy’s story is emblematic of many Asian American millennials whose parents came to the country after immigration laws were liberalized in 1965 and migration from outside Europe grew dramatically.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the country, and Indian Americans now comprise the largest stand-alone group in the United States among them.
Persons:
Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Trump, Bobby Jindal, Haley
Organizations:
Republican, United Nations, Mr, Indian, American
Locations:
Florida, South Carolina, Miami, Europe, United States