Ramaswamy's $10M Ohio governor ad buy signals early concern about polling

[irisblue]

https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-s-10m-ohio-governor-ad-buy-signals-early-concern-about-polling/


Snip-"Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor is launching a $10 million television and digital ad campaign Thursday that will run without interruption through Election Day on Nov. 3 — an aggressive and strategically unusual move that political analysts say is more consistent with a candidate playing catch-up than one running from a position of strength.

The buy, first reported by cleveland.com, features two new ads. The first, titled “Ohio’s Future,” shows Ramaswamy’s wife, Apoorva — a throat surgeon at Ohio State’s cancer hospital — speaking directly to camera about her husband and their newborn child. “Bringing a new baby home puts everything into perspective,” she says. “Vivek is running for Governor to give every family a fair shot at a better life.” The second, titled “Backing the Blue,” features Ottawa County Sheriff Stephen Levorchick praising Ramaswamy’s support for law enforcement and invoking President Donald Trump’s name in the process."


snip-"A March launch for an October playbook
Political strategists broadly recognize the wife-and-kids biographical ad as one of the oldest tools in the closing-argument toolkit — a way to soften a candidate’s image after months of negative contrast and attack advertising. Campaigns typically deploy them in the final weeks of a race, when persuadable voters are paying close attention and name recognition is already established.

Ramaswamy is running one in March, eight months before voters cast their ballots and before the May 5 primary has even been held."


more there.

[SheltieLover]

1. Gawd I hope OH doesn't elect this loud mouth asshole

[irisblue]

3. Me too. 2 articles show Dr Acton with a lead

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/ohio-governor-election-polls-2026.html

https://tiffinohio.net/posts/poll-amy-acton-leads-vivek-ramaswamy-by-10-in-ohio-governor-s-race/
Title- Poll: Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy by 10 points in Ohio governor's race

[SheltieLover]

4. Excellent!

Come on, OH!!!

[thomski64]

2. Rambo-Swarmy

[samplegirl]

5. Just pathetic

They hava ruined my state!

[Diamond_Dog]

8. I hope Dr. Acton shows ads

Reminding Ohioans that Smarmy was a gleeful member of DOGE who went around firing people! Many folks who don’t pay attention have very short memories!

[doc03]

6. I can't even imagine my MAGA racist

neighbors voting for him. But they were dumb enough to vote for Trump and Dewine.

[Diamond_Dog]

7. I've seen several of his ads already.

One of them is mostly narrated by his wife. Probably due to the fact her husband is a blabbering idiot.