Forecasters shift Ohio governor's race towards Democrat Amy Acton after Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring her estranged mother

Donald Trump at his Greenville, North Carolina rally, where he mimicked punching hecklers and vowed to treat them "very, very rough".

Cook Political Report now rates the contest 'lean Democrat', and Decision Desk HQ gives Amy Acton a 62 per cent chance of winning. Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is still spending $4 million to air the spot, in which Donna Arthur calls her daughter a 'liar'. Acton's fundraising has surged since. 'We haven't talked to a GOP source who thought this was a good idea,' wrote Cook's Jessica Taylor.

Acton's campaign says her stepfather sexually abused her, and her mother stayed with him.

Republican Ohio governor Mike DeWine condemned the ad; President Trump and Vice President Vance defended it.

Ramaswamy insists the ad 'had nothing to do' with childhood sexual abuse.

Washington TimesVivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother Raw StoryRamaswamy race swings to ‘Lean Democrat’ as GOP braces for ‘collateral damage’The HillCook Political Report shifts Ohio governor’s race from toss-up to lean Democrat HuffPostVivek Ramaswamy Dubiously Claims Acton Attack Ad ‘Had Nothing To Do’ With Childhood Sexual Abuse The IndependentTrump snaps at another journalist and calls her 'horrible little reporter'Raw Story‘We’ll see what he means by that’: Ramaswamy’s cryptic claim about his mom confounds CNN APOhio Republicans' statewide bus tour rolls as Ramaswamy ad with Acton's mother divides the party NewsweekFull List of Republicans Condemning Ramaswamy Ad, and Those Supporting It Raw StoryTrump aide with 'weirdest ideas' is key target for Dems — and GOP won't save him: NBC Raw StoryBulwark editor makes ominous prediction on fallout if Ramaswamy wins: 'Upped the stakes'NYTOpinion | The Meaning of the Republican War Over Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad PoliticoVivek Ramaswamy’s Trump Act Could Be His Undoing

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