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Moreno snipes at El-Sayed over ‘used car salesman’ jab at Rogers video

27 October 2026 at 17:31
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) tussled Monday and Tuesday over a campaign advertisement the sitting senator made with the Democrat’s GOP challenger, Rep. Mike Rogers. Moreno, who was elected in 2024, appeared in a video alongside Rogers posted to the social platform X Monday, pushing for Michiganders to support…

Neil Young sues Trump over Ohio rally song

27 October 2026 at 13:10
Neil Young says President Trump’s fundraising committee is breaking a vow that “it would never again use ‘Rockin’ in the Free World'” at a campaign rally, and the musician is filing a $10 million copyright infringement lawsuit.  The “Heart of Gold” singer filed the suit against the Trump 47 Committee on Monday. In the filing,…

Ramaswamy humanized his opponent and dehumanized himself

26 October 2026 at 16:00
Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's attempt to discredit Ohio gubernatorial opponent Dr. Amy Acton via an advertisement featuring her mother's testimony backfired, instead highlighting Acton's resilience in overcoming childhood trauma.

Trump and Vance accelerate downward political spiral

26 October 2026 at 13:30
Senior political analyst Juan Williams criticizes several candidates in the 2026 midterm elections for employing increasingly unethical and deceptive political advertising tactics.

Scaramucci compares Ramaswamy to pigs in ‘Animal Farm,’ predicts loss

25 October 2026 at 15:00
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday compared Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to the pig characters in the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” and predicted the candidate will lose to opponent Amy Acton (D). “Vivek Ramswamy has disgraced himself,” Scaramucci wrote on social media Sunday. “Ramaswamy started with soaring rhetoric, post-partisan,…

Obama, in Midwest, assails 'cruelty' and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaign

Obama remains the Democratic Party's best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House. And he's taking his star power on the road in the final days of the midterm elections, which will help determine the balance of power in American politics on Nov. 3.

Obama on Trump White House: ‘Like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’

25 October 2026 at 01:05
Former President Obama poked fun at President Trump’s various Washington, D.C., renovation projects during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was stumping for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown (D). In his speech, Obama zeroed in on the changes Trump has made to the White House during his second…

She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn’t Plan on Getting Punched.

24 October 2026 at 19:08
Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. The violence that followed “was not right,” she said.

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“I knew there was a really good possibility that this would happen,” Blake Miley said. “But I don’t blame myself. It is not right what they did to me.”

Jennings: Ramaswamy’s campaign tactics ‘worst politics you could imagine’

24 October 2026 at 13:57
Republican commentator Scott Jennings took a swipe at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) for using a controversial campaign ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. The ad, which Ramaswamy’s campaign is now spending $4 million to broadcast statewide, features Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, accusing Acton of being a “liar” her whole…

How Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ruthless Ad in Ohio Divided Republicans

The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican, is facing a tight race for governor of Ohio against Amy Acton, a Democrat.

Cook Political Report shifts Ohio governor’s race from toss-up to lean Democrat

23 October 2026 at 22:57
The Cook Political Report is shifting a closely watched gubernatorial contest toward Democrats after a controversial campaign ad shook up the race. The nonpartisan election forecaster moved the governor’s race in Ohio from “toss up” to “lean Democrat,” now favoring Amy Acton (D) to beat Vivek Ramaswamy (R) in the Buckeye State. The race was…

Acton’s mother was convicted of theft, animal cruelty: What to know

23 October 2026 at 20:45
A GOP campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton (D) received blowback this week after it was revealed Acton’s mother stood by her husband after he was charged with sexually abusing Acton as a child. Court records show that the mother, Donna Arthur, has faced legal troubles of her own,…

Vivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

Speaking at a campaign stop, Ramaswamy said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.

Trump on controversial Acton ad: ‘Why would you shield somebody from that?’ 

23 October 2026 at 02:59
President Trump reiterated his support for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s (R) controversial ad that recently aired featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother calling her a “liar.” “Why would you shield somebody from that?” Trump asked his supporters at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday night. The president said Ramaswamy had reached out to…

WATCH: Trump defends Ramaswamy's attack ad against Acton amid bipartisan criticism

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, should keep running a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton.

Jennings on Vance comments about Ramaswamy ad: ‘He could have just ignored it’

22 October 2026 at 21:56
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday that Vice President Vance “could have” avoided talking about an ad for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his Democratic rival’s mother  “He could have just ignored it,” Jennings said on “CNN NewsNight” of Vance and the ad. “You know, I mean, campaigns make decisions, surrogates come in…

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