Venture capitalist Vivek Ramaswamy, the author of the book "Woke Inc.," announced on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show on Tuesday that he's running for president.
Why it matters: Ramaswamy’s long-shot candidacy tries to fill the role that idea-driven outsiders have played in presidential politics, from Steve Forbes' 1996 GOP flat tax campaign to Andrew Yang's 2020 Democratic universal basic income push.