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Ramaswamy ad splits Ohio Republicans; Supreme Court rules on student…

Ramaswamy's campaign says it will spend four million dollars airing the spot that Gov. Mike DeWine calls deeply troubling; the party is still endorsing the ticket.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe begin in Ohio, where less than two weeks before Election Day, an ad has divided the Republican Party. Chip Darnell reports.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThanks, Hank. Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ran an ad featuring the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, and the fallout is enormous.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRamaswamy took credit for it Tuesday night, after it leaked online without a paid-for-by disclaimer. Acton calls it despicable and exploitative.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGovernor Mike DeWine calls it deeply, deeply troubling, yet says, quote, I endorse the whole ticket.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSenator Jon Husted says he would not have run it.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPresident Trump posted that the ad is hitting pay dirt and should keep running. Vice President Vance called Republican whining low and in poor taste.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Ramaswamy campaign says it will spend four million dollars on a TV and digital push featuring the ad. Chip Darnell, BBN News, Ohio.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThanks, Chip. So the governor condemns the ad, endorses the ticket, and the ad gets four million dollars.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFour million.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt began with no paid-for-by line. It is now the most thoroughly paid-for ad in Ohio.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNext, the Supreme Court. Gloria Vance has details on a ruling about voting.

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThank you, Hank. The court ruled Thursday that student IDs cannot be used to vote in New Hampshire in the midterm elections.

  13. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNBC News reports the unsigned order said a federal judge should not have changed voting rules so close to the November third election.

  14. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenter. The ruling is a win for Republicans. Gloria Vance, BBN News.

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