# Ohio venues cancel Vivek Ramaswamy campaign stops amid ad backlash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jittery-venues-nuke-vivek-ramaswamys-campaign-tour-as-backlash-swells-over-estranged-mom-ad/
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:46:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T15:58:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239679/venues-Vivek-Ramaswamy-campaign-tour-backlash-mom-ad.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Geopolitics, Offbeat, Politics, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- At least two venues reportedly dropped Ramaswamy campaign events.
- The cancellations followed backlash over an advert about Amy Acton.
- A Fox News poll put Acton two points ahead.

## Summary

At least two Ohio venues have reportedly cancelled or removed campaign stops for Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy as criticism grows over an advert featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother. The dispute matters because the advert challenges Acton’s account of her childhood, including abuse she has said she suffered, and has drawn objections from senior Republicans.

Ramaswamy’s campaign took responsibility for the advert, which reportedly received $4 million in promotion; Ramaswamy has defended it as an attack on Acton’s credibility. Old Dog Ale House & Brewery cancelled a Friday event, a planned Sunday appearance at CrossPointe Church disappeared from the tour schedule, and a Trumbull County stop was listed without a venue. Governor Mike DeWine called the advert “wrong” and urged Ramaswamy to remove it; a Fox News poll put Acton at 50 per cent and Ramaswamy at 48 per cent.

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