Controversial Ramaswamy ad with Acton's mother off the air
Topics: Ohio Politics
3 outlets (The Hill, NBC News and Axios) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Ramaswamy”, “Acton's”, “Controversial”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “mother” and “air”; NBC News uses “attack” and “Vivek”; Axios uses “backfiring” and “finds”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy’s (R) campaign is no longer airing a controversial ad featuring his opponent’s mother after it ran its course on the air. The campaign previously put mill…”
- NBC News reports: “Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring the estranged mother of Amy Acton, his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, is leaving the state’s airwaves, the Ramaswamy campaign confirmed Thursday.”
- Axios reports: “Republicans fear that Vivek Ramaswamy's explosive attack ad featuring his opponent's estranged mother could cost them the Ohio governor's race, based on new internal polling that shows him falling …”
Read the full coverage
- The Hill: Controversial Ramaswamy ad with Acton's mother off the air
- NBC News: Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad against Amy Acton’s ends TV run
- Axios: Exclusive: Controversial ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds
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