DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss
Florida governor questions Vivek Ramaswamy's connection with working-class voters after his gubernatorial defeat.
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DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss
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What this story says
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy following his election loss.
- DeSantis stated Ramaswamy was not "in tune" with working-class voters in Ohio.
- Ramaswamy lost his race to Democrat Amy Acton by 7.9 percentage points.
- DeSantis also criticized Ramaswamy's support for a merit-based H-1B visa system.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
48/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
41/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 11 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has criticized Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate who lost the Ohio gubernatorial race. DeSantis stated on a podcast that Ramaswamy was not "in tune" with the working-class people of Ohio. Ramaswamy lost his race to Democratic candidate Amy Acton by 7.9 percentage points.
Disagreement on Ramaswamy's H-1B visa stance
DeSantis criticized Ramaswamy's support for a merit-based H-1B visa system, suggesting it alienated blue-collar voters. DeSantis stated, "He wants to bring in foreign workers on visas. That is not the type of person that's going to sell." According to Fox News, Ramaswamy's companies have had H-1B applications approved. Roivant Sciences had 29 H-1B applications approved between 2018 and 2023.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports or the centre-rated report mention the specific figure of 7.9 percentage points by which Ramaswamy lost to Amy Acton. This detail was present in the verified claims but not in the coverage provided.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 11 times, most recently on 6 Nov 2026, 02:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from The Hill led on DeSantis criticizing Ramaswamy's loss. It stated DeSantis called Ramaswamy a "tech guy" who struggled to connect with working-class voters. The report noted DeSantis said Ramaswamy was beaten "like a drum."
Right
10 rated outlets
- Eight right-rated reports focused on DeSantis's criticism of Ramaswamy. Multiple outlets, including khbrknews and Fox News, used the headline "DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters." These reports highlighted DeSantis's comments that Ramaswamy was not "in tune" with working-class voters and was beaten "like a drum." Fox News also detailed DeSantis's criticism of Ramaswamy's support for a merit-based H-1B visa system, noting that Ramaswamy's companies had used the program. The Washington Examiner quoted DeSantis asking, "How bad did they beat Vivek like a drum?" The Daily Caller reported DeSantis criticized Ramaswamy for not representing Ohioans and stated, "You've Got To Meet Voters Where They Are."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss?
- Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 9% are rated centre, 91% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss biased?
- DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered DeSantis Criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio Loss?
- 11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why did Ron DeSantis criticize Vivek Ramaswamy?
- Ron DeSantis criticized Vivek Ramaswamy following his loss in the Ohio gubernatorial race. DeSantis stated that Ramaswamy, a "tech guy," was not "in tune" with working-class voters in Ohio and suggested his support for a merit-based H-1B visa system may have alienated them.
- What was the result of the Ohio gubernatorial race?
- Vivek Ramaswamy lost the Ohio gubernatorial race to the Democratic candidate, Amy Acton. The margin of defeat was 7.9 percentage points, according to verified claims. The provided coverage did not consistently state this specific figure.
- Did Vivek Ramaswamy's companies use the H-1B visa program?
- Yes, according to Fox News, Vivek Ramaswamy's companies have utilized the H-1B visa program. His biotech company, Roivant Sciences, had 29 H-1B applications approved between 2018 and 2023.
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Left
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Centre
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10- Ron DeSantis slams Vivek’s disastrous Ohio gov campaign: ‘You’ve got to meet voters where they are’ (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
thedailybs.com — is thedailybs.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ron DeSantis slams Vivek’s disastrous Ohio gov campaign: ‘You’ve got to meet voters where they are’ (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
Bizpac Review — is Bizpac Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DESANTIS NUKES 'TECH GUY' VIVEK AFTER OHIO DRUBBING: 'Not In Tune' With Blue-Collar Voters (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue (opens khbrknews in a new tab)
- DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
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- DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Ron DeSantis bashes Vivek Ramaswamy as Ohio candidate (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
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- DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- Ron DeSantis Slams Vivek’s Disastrous Ohio Gov Campaign: ‘You’ve Got To Meet Voters Where They Are’ (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
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0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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