Has Vivek spent any Summers in Ohio?

You’ve probably noticed that the past several days have been uncomfortably, even dangerously, hot. Communities across the country are dealing with a deadly heat wave and working to address the impacts.

In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to take basic steps to prevent the power grid from overloading:

Several MAGA politicians jumped all over Mayor Mamdani’s statement, calling it “Socialism.”

Vivek Ramaswamy took the opportunity to demonstrate yet another startling lack of awareness about the state he wants to lead:

Has Vivek spent any time whatsoever in Ohio during the past several Summers?

Ohio officials and utility companies are constantly urging us to take the very same actions to conserve energy and keep our own grid from overloading.

In 2025, AEP Ohio begged customers to turn their thermostats up, turn off the lights, and avoid using washers, dishwashers, and ovens to prevent “rolling outages.”

Several Ohio communities have issued similar warnings in Summer 2026 as well. The Mahoning Valley was literally asking residents to conserve energy while Vivek was attacking NYC’s mayor for doing the exact same thing.

Last year, Ohio Republicans even introduced a bill to let energy companies remotely adjust the thermostat in some Ohioans’ homes during peak usage times.

Clearly, the potential for grid overload remains an ongoing threat in Ohio. Perhaps because our Republican politicians are actively working to kill renewable energy.

You’d think a guy who wants to be our governor would be aware of this reality….

Even Trump’s Department of Energy urges Americans to turn up their thermostat during heat waves! ….But they started deleting those pages from their website when Mayor Mamdani gave the same advice last week 🤦🏻‍♀️

So — back to my original question: Is Vivek Ramaswamy running for governor in a state he knows nothing about?

Or is he a con man willing to lie in order to score political points?

Either way, he is unfit to lead Ohio.