# 'Scummiest thing I've seen in politics': Ohio ad sparks outrage

https://mins.news/en/video/109585

- CNN, 2026-10-21 13:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF1CNcr43Nw

> The campaign of Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy says it will spend $4 million on an ad featuring a controversial video of his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother. The clip went viral, including through sharing by Donald Trump Jr., thrusting Acton’s history of abuse into the governor’s race.

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