Vivek and DeSantis TIED in national poll

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is now tied with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for second place in the Republican presidential race, a new poll released Thursday by Kaplan Strategies has revealed.

Ramaswamy has seen his support surge as of late, however he and DeSantis remain dozens of points behind longtime frontrunner Donald Trump.

According to the poll, both Ramaswamy and DeSantis are sitting at 12 percent support among likely Republican voters. Trump still holds a commanding lead, at 48 percent.