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Stephen Starr in Beavercreek, Ohio

Vivek Ramaswamy is struggling to connect with voters. Can Ohio’s Indian community help?

a man in suit speaks stands while speaking into a microphone to a room full of seated people
Vivek Ramaswamy during the town hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, ahead of the Republican primary election, on 1 May 2026. Photograph: Arden S Barnes for The Washington Post via Getty Images

At the Hindu temple of Dayton in south-west Ohio, there’s no little pride for gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy – he and his parents have been coming here to pray for decades.

On a quiet recent Tuesday afternoon, a priest lights incense sticks at the altar of the temple. Outside, a group of first-time visitors take a relaxed walk around the grounds.

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