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Cook Political Report shifts Ohio governor’s race from toss-up to lean Democrat
Cook said the ad confirmed the race was slipping away from Ramaswamy as backlash spread among Ohio Republicans.
- On Friday, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved the Ohio governor's race from Toss Up to Lean Democrat, citing the trajectory of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's odds as his campaign faces backlash over a controversial advertisement.
- The advertisement features Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton, calling her daughter "a liar." Ramaswamy's campaign plans to spend $4 million promoting the attack.
- Condemning the tactic, Governor Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose urged the campaign to pull the ad, while Senator Sherrod Brown labeled the video "disgusting" on social media.
- Escalating the controversy, President Donald Trump called DeWine "disloyal to the Republican Party" in a social media post and later shouted at an NBC News reporter questioning the ad's allegations.
- Despite the forecast shift, Acton's strategists urge caution, noting Ohio hasn't elected a Democratic governor in 20 years. Recent history suggests GOP voters often migrate back in final campaign days.
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Ohio governor race shifts in favor of Democrat after Ramaswamy ad backlash
Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother. The outlet shifted the race between Ramaswamy and Acton from a “Toss-Up” to “Leans Democrat.” “The trajectory of Vivek Ramaswamy’s odds in the […]
·Washington, United States
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Ohio Governor’s Race Moves to Lean Democrat
Cook Political Report: “The trajectory of Vivek Ramaswamy’s odds in the Ohio governor’s race has been clear to us for the last few weeks. But the campaign’s decision this week to air a deeply personal attack ad against opponent Amy Acton confirmed that the race is slipping away from him — and perhaps creating some […]
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources6
Leaning Left1Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 17%
C 50%
R 33%
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