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DeWine Calls Ramaswamy’s $4M Ad “Deeply Troubling”

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is spending $4 million on a 60-second ad attacking Democratic rival Amy Acton with her estranged mother.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called the ad “deeply, deeply troubling” and urged Ramaswamy to remove it.
Vice President JD Vance defended the ad at an Ohio rally, criticizing Republicans who opposed it.
A Marist poll in mid-October showed Acton leading Ramaswamy 50% to 43% among likely Ohio voters.

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U.S. Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is spending $4 million on a 60-second ad attacking Democratic rival Amy Acton with her estranged mother.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called the ad “deeply, deeply troubling” and urged Ramaswamy to remove it.
Vice President JD Vance defended the ad at an Ohio rally, criticizing Republicans who opposed it.
A Marist poll in mid-October showed Acton leading Ramaswamy 50% to 43% among likely Ohio voters.