Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy posted a video on X in which a woman asks about his priorities for his first 100 days in office. According to the post, he replies that he intends to lower the cost of living in Ohio and outlines how he would do so. Online users reacted after the clip circulated, with several commenters calling the pitch vague and questioning whether the plans include enough specifics.
The footage shows Ramaswamy at an outdoor podium under a tent, answering a question about his first 100 days. In the clip, he says there are “several things we can quickly score wins on,” starting with putting Ohio “on the path to the biggest property tax relief package we have ever seen in the history of our state,” adding that those taxes “have gotten insanely high” and that he would “bring it down” and “focus on that right out the gate.”
He also says he would “start immediately on deputizing the prosecution of Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse,” which he estimates could free “probably $4 to $5 billion we can appropriate back to our state,” and that he wants “economic development wins… on our terms that lift the quality of life.”
Later in the clip, he says people have told him they would “come back to the state” if he is elected and would “flee the state” if his opponent “God forbid ever comes to power,” then names the areas he would get “a head start” on as “energy, education, and housing,” calling them the three places “directly under [the] purview [of] state or state-local regulation” where “we can make a difference.”
The video itself is a single continuous shot of Ramaswamy addressing the crowd. It does not display a written policy list or identify the event location beyond the outdoor setting. His campaign has separately described cost-of-living proposals that include rolling back property taxes, reducing electric bills through more in-state energy production, and phasing out Ohio’s income tax, though those details are not confirmed as on-screen text in this clip.
How Viewers Are Responding to the First 100 Days Remarks
Some users backed the message, including one who wrote, “Vote Vivek!” and another who said, “You have my vote.”
Others focused on whether the plan was specific enough. One commenter wrote, “Lots of puffery with no details,” adding that a governor “can’t just wipe away property taxes and deprive townships of their revenue.” Another replied, “Please, stop with the [expletive].”
A third group treated the pitch as familiar campaign language. One user said they had “Heard that before,” while a critic labeled the message “#SnakeOily.”
For now, the clip sits inside a broader Ohio governor’s race already centered on household costs. Online viewers remain split between those who welcome the first-100-days focus and those still asking how much of the plan can actually be carried out.
