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Sabato's Crystal Ball moves Ohio governor race toward Acton after Ramaswamy attack ad

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Election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved its ratings of Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic nominee Amy Acton, following a controversial campaign ad launched by her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy (R). Previously, the forecaster rated the race as a "toss-up," but it has changed it to “leans

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Both outlets center on the same theme: backlash to Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad and a shift in Amy Acton’s standing in the Ohio governor race. The Hill is the only outlet to mention Sabato’s Crystal Ball and say it moved the race from “toss-up” to “leans” Acton, while Newsweek frames the change more generally as Acton gaining an edge. Newsweek’s later item is separate in tone, focusing on an Ohio governor urging Ramaswamy to remove the ad and calling it “just wrong.”

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