Backlash from attack ad upends Ohio gubernatorial race

NPR | By George Shillcock,

Leila Fadel

Published October 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM MDT

An ad from Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for governor shows his opponent's mother calling her a liar, amid accounts by Democrat Amy Acton of an abusive childhood.

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