A campaign ad for Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has sparked controversy and debate over the limits of political advertising after featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton.
The advert includes Nancy Cordes, who reported on the development and the questions it has raised about how far candidates should go in attacking their opponents during an election campaign.
Acton is running against Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor’s race. The use of her estranged mother in the Republican candidate’s campaign material has placed the advert at the centre of a discussion over what crosses the line in political advertising.
