Democratic and GOP strategists on the deeply personal attack ad in Ohio
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “The campaign is in its final stretch and the attacks are getting increasingly personal. In Ohio, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is behind an ad featuring the estrange…”
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