Ramaswamy stands by Ohio ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother despite Republican criticism

Summary

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy embarked on a statewide bus tour across Ohio with fellow Republicans on Friday, according to CBC, even as his gubernatorial campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton sowed growing divisions within his party. CBC reports that Ramaswamy, a biotech billionaire, stood by the ad despite bipartisan criticism, and that Republicans are fighting to keep political control of the state. Al Jazeera reports that the ad, which features Acton's estranged mother, has drawn Republican criticism as the Ohio governor's race heats up, and it asks whether the ad has backfired.

Timeline

1. CBC

   23 Oct 2026, 19:58 UTCSource ↗

   CBC reports that Vivek Ramaswamy stands by his gubernatorial campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton despite bipartisan criticism, and that he embarked on a statewide bus tour with fellow Republicans on Friday as the ad sowed growing divisions within his party.

2. Al Jazeera

   24 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Ramaswamy's ad featuring Acton's estranged mother draws Republican criticism as the Ohio governor's race heats up, and asks whether the attack ad against Acton has backfired.