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We asked Vivek Ramaswamy and Ohio midterm voters about his Amy Acton attack ad

3 November 2026

Will Vivek Ramaswamy's Amy Acton ad impact how Ohio voters cast their ballots for governor? Subscribe ► Ramaswamy's ad featured the estranged mother of Acton, the Democratic candidate running against him. It prompted a wave of revulsion since Acton’s mother lost custody of her daughter in 1978, when her second husband was charged with raping her daughter between the ages of 10 and 12. Fabiola Cineas, the Guardian's movement-building reporter, went to Ohio to talk to voters – and Ramaswamy himself – about the controversial ad that has sparked bipartisan b… Video by YouTube channel.

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