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By David DeWitt | Ohio Capital Journal

Then-candidate for U.S. Senate JD Vance stands onstage with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine at a campaign stop on Nov. 4, 2022 in Moraine, Ohio. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ohio’s 2026 campaign for governor made history this week with what’s become one of the most notorious political advertisements of all time.

Ohio voters can find it airing on all of our screens, with the campaign of Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy putting $4 million behind its promotion.

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