Ramaswamy Campaign No Longer Airs Ad Featuring Opponent's Mother
Axios reported that Republicans fear the ad could cost Vivek Ramaswamy the Ohio governor's race, and The Hill reported that the campaign is no longer airing it.
Republicans fear that an advertisement by Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy could cost them the governor's race, according to Axios reporting on new internal Republican polling. Axios reported that the poll shows Ramaswamy falling further behind Democrat Amy Acton, his opponent in the race. The ad features Acton's estranged mother, and Axios described it as an attack that Ramaswamy chose to air.
Axios reported that the poll's findings underscore Republicans' anxiety over Ramaswamy's decision to air the personal attack on Acton despite warnings. The summary of that report does not identify who issued the warnings or what they said.
According to The Hill, Ramaswamy's campaign is no longer airing the ad after it "ran its course on the air." The Hill reported that the campaign had previously put millions behind the ad, and that the ad features Acton's mother.
The Hill also reported that the campaign put millions behind the ad even after backlash from members of both parties. Its report describes that backlash as coming from across the political spectrum, though the summary names no specific members.
Neither Axios nor The Hill, in the summaries available, states whether the polling reported by Axios prompted the campaign to stop airing the ad, and neither gives a date for when the ad was pulled. The Hill's summary is cut off mid-sentence and does not describe the ad's content in full.
Sources: Axios: Exclusive: Controversial ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds; The Hill: Controversial Ramaswamy ad with Acton’s mother off the air.