Ramaswamy pulls ad after numbers cratered
The gist
Ohio GOP nominee Vivek Ramaswamy pulled his attack ad after internal polling showed his standing sinking.
The ad featured his rival's estranged mother; the race is now tightening.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Barack Obama appeared onstage with Amy Acton and former Sen. Sherrod Brown at a Cleveland rally and rebuked Ramaswamy, saying "No office is worth stooping that low."
- Oct 25, 2026Ramaswamy quietly released a 30-second version of the ad removing Donna Arthur's accusations that Acton lied about being homeless as a child, but did not pull it.
- Oct 27, 2026A Fox News poll put Acton ahead 50 percent to 48 percent among likely voters, and Kalshi's election odds shifted in Acton's favor.