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The impact of attack ads on elections

A photo collage featuring Vivek Ramaswamy (left) speaking into a microphone and Dr. Amy Acton (right) speaking at a podium.
Carolyn Kaster and Jay LaPrete
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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy (left) and Democrat Dr. Amy Acton will face each other in the November election to become Ohio's next governer.

Most Ohioans have been tired of seeing political ads for weeks.

That was before the controversial ad from Republican Vivek Ramaswamy featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother brought the Ohio governor's race into the national spotlight.

As Election Day gets closer, we ask why are personal attack ads used and do they actually work?

And then there's the money behind them as millions have are being poured into Ohio and elsewhere.

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