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Vivek Ramaswamy stands by terrible Amy Acton ad, but it’s backfiring

by Lindsey Granger, opinion contributor - 10/27/26 1:21 PM ET

by Lindsey Granger, opinion contributor - 10/27/26 1:21 PM ET

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In the final stretch of Ohio’s race for governor, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is still facing political backlash that turned his campaign’s biggest attack into its biggest liability.

Ramaswamy’s campaign released that now infamous ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, calling her daughter a liar and disputing her allegations of sexual abuse as a child by her stepfather. And even with all the disgust many people have about his campaign stooping this low, Ramaswamy is still firmly standing by the decision.

RAMASWAMY: “The fact of the matter is I am running against somebody who is crazy, unstable and DISHONEST.…