Vivek Ramaswami infuriates MAGA crowd over Trump's early voting numbers at Penn State vs. Ohio State game

Vivek Ramaswamy crashed Saturday at a MAGA party in the Beaver Stadium parking lot before Penn State's loss to Ohio State.

Ramaswamy was greeted with cheers when he arrived at a tailgate event hosted by Real America's Voice.

Ramaswamy, an Ohio native, was greeted with some cuss words from his hometown Penn State crowd, but he accepted the outcome of the game as “national unity.” Ramaswamy had the last laugh as Ohio State won 20-13.

More important to the MAGA crowd was former President Trump's re-election situation. Pennsylvania is a key battleground state, perhaps the most important state on this electoral map. Ramaswamy expressed optimism about Trump's chances as president based on early voting numbers.

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“The early voting numbers look pretty good, but most of the people we've talked to haven't voted yet,” Ramaswamy said.

In 2020, Democrats led Republicans in early voting in Pennsylvania 70.9% to 20%. So far in the 2024 cycle, 56.9% of Democrats and 32.4% of Republicans have voted early.

President Biden won Pennsylvania in the 2020 election by a margin of just over 2 percentage points.

Ramaswamy expects another surge of Republican voters on Tuesday's voting day.

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“Most people I know haven't voted yet because they want to stick to the system on Tuesday,” Ramaswamy said. “I feel pretty good. … I actually feel like I got this.”

The crowd hugged Ramaswamy and cheered for Trump.

Ramaswamy is the latest Republican to be invited to a major college football game this season. Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, embraced during a game earlier this year.

While watching the East Carolina Pirates play Appalachian State on September 14th, Vance received a huge round of applause. Mr. Trump led “USA!” chant while watching the Alabama Crimson Tide's game against rival Georgia on September 28th.

Pennsylvania is also a state that has been under intense scrutiny for voter fraud this cycle.

Pennsylvania prosecutors are investigating about 30 voter registration applications and mail-in ballot applications identified as “fraudulent,” some of which authorities say have ties to an Arizona-based organization. It also includes the ones you mentioned.

Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso said at least some of the documents were filed by Field and Media Corp., an apparent subsidiary of Field Corp., an Arizona-based organization operating in Lancaster County. That's what it means.

The news comes after Lancaster County election officials reported earlier this month that they had received two separate batches of voter registration forms that were allegedly fraudulent or incomplete.

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Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Salem Civic Center on Saturday, November 2, 2024 in Salem, Virginia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Officials said the 2,500 documents marked as suspicious contained false names, duplicate handwriting or unverifiable or inaccurate identifying information. As a result of the issue, county election officials notified both the Pennsylvania Department of State and the state attorney general's office to open a criminal investigation.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said in a press release late Thursday that her office is working with counties to investigate apparent attempts to submit fraudulent ballots and investigate organizations that may be involved. He sought to reassure voters in the Keystone State.

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Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin walks to the sideline during the second half of the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Ohio State won 20-13. (Imagine it)

“While we do not intend to divulge confidential information regarding these investigations, we do want to be clear that the investigations pertain to voter registration forms, not ballots,” Henry said. “These attempts were thwarted by safeguards in place in Pennsylvania. We work every day with our partners to ensure fair, free, and secure elections.”

“The investigation is ongoing and the perpetrators of the fraud will be held accountable under the law.”

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