What did Rory Stewart say about the Vivek Ramaswamy ad attacking Amy Acton?

Rory Stewart calls it the most disgusting ad of the campaign so far. Ramaswamy, the Republican running for Ohio governor, used an interview with the estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton, a former Ohio public health chief, who disputes Acton's account of childhood abuse that court records support. Stewart says Senator Jon Husted and Ohio's Republican governor asked for it to come down, but Trump and Ramaswamy doubled down.

• Stewart says the race should have been safe for Republicans and no longer feels that way.
• He reports about $10 million moved to Ramaswamy's campaign as Republicans shifted money between races.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on The Rest Is Politics (2026-10-30). Read the whole episode summary →

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