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Politics & Government

Backlash from attack ad upends Ohio gubernatorial race

NPR | By George Shillcock,

Leila Fadel

Published October 22, 2026 at 3:57 AM CDT

An ad from Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for governor shows his opponent's mother calling her a liar, amid accounts by Democrat Amy Acton of an abusive childhood.

Politics & Government

George Shillcock

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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