Kay and Scaramucci say Ramaswamy’s ad could damage his Ohio bid

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Do Kay and Scaramucci think the ad will hurt Ramaswamy? Yes. Anthony Scaramucci says the ad will not help Ramaswamy and that he could lose the race by an even wider margin because people may view it as a bad idea. Katty Kay also says the ad turned against Ramaswamy.

She calls it “political malfeasance” and says it reflects worsening, desperate campaigning. What reasons do they give? Scaramucci’s stated reason is that people will dislike the ad. Kay says Acton’s standing in prediction markets jumped after its release and says she thinks Acton will win.

She also says Ramaswamy was already politically unpopular and had run a poor campaign. Do they discuss JD Vance or Trump’s reactions? Yes. Kay says JD Vance criticized Republicans who complained about the ad and doubled down on it, which she presents as an attempt to embody the MAGA approach.

They also discuss Trump, who said he did not know anything about the ad and did not think it had anything to do with Vivek; the supplied passage does not establish its electoral effect.