# Vivek Ramaswamy ad featuring opponent’s estranged mother draws backlash

https://mins.news/en/video/109774

- NBC News, 2026-10-21 15:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YVOgH-f4qQ

> In Ohio’s governor’s race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy released an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton. Acton has publicly accused her mother’s husband at the time of sexually abusing her as a child, and the ad is drawing backlash.

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