Ramaswamy got one thing right in the debate: that many in the US are suffering from a worldview collapse.

He did not use the word “worldview”, but he described the worldview collapse that is going on.

Pence was in total denial about the changing beliefs of Americans.

Ramaswamy is as slippery as the next politician (and you should always be wary of anyone who is running for political office who declares themselves to not be a politician).

He senses, though, that there is an opportunity. Trump has already shown that.

In a polity that is riddled with individuals in some sort of existential crises, anyone who supplies what some think of as an “answer” will get attention.