Manny,

Ramaswamy stood out. H is the one candidate who could displace Trump. The rest won't or can't.

Ramaswamy's nonsense elevated Haley, Pence, and Christie to perform better than they would otherwise have been. It's interesting that Christie's cuff on AI, in effect, praised Ramaswamy for being the only contender with a leg in the future.

Ramaswamy achieved his goal of being the most talked about. For him, any reasoned discussion can wait.

Whether Ramaswamy can make it to stage two remains to be seen. But he looks like the Republican's best bet.

Best.