The 37-year-old Republican is launching the “Vivek Kitchen Cabinet,” a scheme that promises to pay participants 10 percent of any money they raise for his campaign. It’s the latest attention-grabbing initiative by the longshot candidate, highlighting the frantic race underway by 2024 GOP presidential contenders to build up their grassroots donor base to qualify for upcoming debates….
Professional fundraisers retain a percentage of money raised for a candidate, and bundlers work their contacts to drive donations to the campaign, usually in exchange for special access to the candidate, perks and favors. Ramaswamy’s concept marries the two approaches on what will likely be a much smaller scale. The campaign said its legal advisers approved of the arrangement.