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Backlash from attack ad upends Ohio gubernatorial race

NPR | By George Shillcock,
Leila Fadel
Published October 22, 2026 at 4:57 AM EDT

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.

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