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Vivek Ramaswamy Confronted By Heckler Over Ad With Opponent's Estranged Mother

The Ohio gubernatorial candidate’s campaign reportedly plans to put millions of dollars into the spot, which has been met with bipartisan backlash.

Sources (1)· Oct 21, 3:02 PM

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