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Can Vivek Ramaswamy count on Ohio’s Indian Americans as he struggles to connect with voters?

Ohioans of Indian heritage will see one of their own take center stage in race for governor, but their support amid a rocky campaign is not a guarantee

Guardian US By Stephen Starr Aug 4, 2026, 12:00 PM Captured Aug 4, 2026, 1:42 PM

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At the Hindu Temple of Dayton in south-west Ohio, there’s no little pride for gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy – he and his parents have been coming here to pray for decades.

On a quiet recent Tuesday afternoon, a priest lights incense sticks at the mandir of the temple.

Outside, a group of first-time visitors to the temple take a relaxed walk around the grounds.

“I remember him coming here with his parents when he was a little child,” says Shri Ashwani Kumar, a priest from India’s Himachal Pradesh state who has served at the temple since the early 1990s, and says he intends to vote for Ramaswamy in November’s election.

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A 4/100 risk

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Report confidence: 80%
Content format: opinion
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Sentences checked: 32
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+4 · 68% confidence

Ramaswamy created a major stir in December 2024 when appearing to criticize American workers, writing on X that, “Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long … A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers.” In May, he struggled to offer a straight answer when asked by a television reporter in Youngstown to name his favorite place to stop by at in the city, responding: “I love long drives.” More recently, Ramaswamy was criticized for spending part of the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Paris. “I think that Vivek, unfortunately, is out of touch from the struggles and concerns of the community – both the Indian American community, and the majority of Ohioans,” says Priya Tamilarasan, an attorney and Democrat based in the metro Columbus area whose parents immigrated from Tamil Nadu in southern India decades ago. “I think it’s very telling that, especially during the campaign cycle, especially during America 250 that he chose to focus on his own lavish lifestyle [by traveling to France].

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“I remember him coming here with his parents when he was a little child,” says Shri Ashwani Kumar, a priest from India’s Himachal Pradesh state who has served at the temple since the early 1990s, and says he intends to vote for Ramaswamy in November’s election.
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Ramaswamy created a major stir in December 2024 when appearing to criticize American workers, writing on X that, “Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long … A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers.” In May, he struggled to offer a straight answer when asked by a television reporter in Youngstown to name his favorite place to stop by at in the city, responding: “I love long drives.” More recently, Ramaswamy was criticized for spending part of the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Paris. “I think that Vivek, unfortunately, is out of touch from the struggles and concerns of the community – both the Indian American community, and the majority of Ohioans,” says Priya Tamilarasan, an attorney and Democrat based in the metro Columbus area whose parents immigrated from Tamil Nadu in southern India decades ago. “I think it’s very telling that, especially during the campaign cycle, especially during America 250 that he chose to focus on his own lavish lifestyle [by traveling to France].

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