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Ramaswamy says campaign is in 'new phase' amid bigger spotlight, scrutiny -- and polling plateau

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Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered "a new phase" eight months into his presidential bid -- as he trails Trump Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered "a new phase" eight months into his presidential bid -- as the Republican hopeful and entrepreneur has won a following among primary voters but like other candidates still trails far behind Donald Trump. Asked about how he is changing while in California on Saturday, where he was addressing a state party convention, Ramaswamy told ABC News, "I laid the foundation, I introduced myself, started at 0.0%, no track record in politics. I had to earn my stripes as the new guy. I feel like we've done that now." Ramaswamy, a biotech founder and commentator, launched his 2024 campaign in late February. Despite having much less of a profile than com Pet itors like former Vice President Mike Pence, Ramaswamy has gone on to win a spotlight in the crowd...

Biden has enormous polling lead in Democratic primary, despite challenge from RFK Jr.

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Joe Biden has a yawning lead in FiveThirtyEight's Democratic presidential primary polling average over Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson President Joe Biden has a yawning early lead in FiveThirtyEight's new Democratic presidential primary polling average as he ramps up his reelection campaign. As of Thursday, the new average shows Biden with 65.5% support nationally and controversial environmental advocate and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. trailing at a distant 14.2%, despite extensive media attention and more than $6 million in donations so far. Marianne Williamson, a bestselling author and speaker whose campaign is being run by a revolving door of strategists on a shoestring budget, according to financial filings, is not included in the average as she does not meet FiveThirtyEight's criteria to be a major candidate. Some of the polls included in the new average show Williamson drawing support in the low single digits. The average underscores the challenges ...