Media reports and anecdotal evidence of Vivek Ramaswamy’s uncommon gift for irritating people appear not to be unfounded: you voted him the clear winner in last week’s A.W.I., with 47.1 percent of the ballots cast. Donald Trump, thwarted in his attempt at a third straight victory, finished second (25.9 percent), and both were trailed at a considerable distance by the Loch Ness Monster, Rudy Giuliani, Ángeles Béjar, and Alina Habba—none of whom were inspired to rap an Eminem song, as Ramaswamy had, and they paid the price accordingly at the polls.
The nominees in this week’s edition of the Attention-Whore Index Poll are …