{
  "id": 16400893,
  "title": "Vivek Ramaswamy’s political ad is only the latest in a long tradition of negative advertising in the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/vivek-ramaswamys-political-ad-is-only-the-latest-in-a-long-tradition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T00:31:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/vivek-ramaswamy-amy-acton-negative-political-ads-history-us-10935273/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vivek Ramaswamy's political ad features his Democratic opponent Amy Acton, calling her a \"liar\" and suggesting she has mental health issues. The ad omits the reason for their estrangement, which is that Acton's second husband was charged with raping the then 12-year-old Amy when she was a child. The ad has drawn criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, despite Ramaswamy receiving support from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Trump called the ad \"very powerful\" while Vance praised Ramaswamy's audacity. The incident raises questions about the limits of negative campaigning in US political races.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Vivek Ramaswamy's ad attacks Amy Acton as a liar with mental health issues.",
    "Ad omits that Acton's second husband was charged with raping Amy when she was a child.",
    "Ramaswamy receives support from President Trump and Vice President JD Vance."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The use of personal attacks and selective omissions signals a shift toward aggressive campaigning that prioritizes character assassination over policy debate to gain political leverage.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}