Vivek Ramaswamy wants to rename Lake Erie as Lake Ohio if he becomes governor in 2026. But can he do that? Let's look at the law.

Vivek Ramaswamy floated the idea of renaming one of the Great Lakes during a recent campaign appearance, in yet another move ripped from the Trump playbook. Addressing a crowd in Toledo last week, the GOP candidate for Ohio governor pitched a new name for the nearby Lake Erie.

For those wondering how to pronounce Vivek Ramaswamy’s name, the Columbus-area Republican made it clear in a nationally televised freestyle rap a couple years ago. “My name is Vivek. It rhymes with ‘cake,