Amy Acton takes the lead.

[Blue Full Moon]

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/12/dr-amy-acton-vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-governor-race-election-new-poll/87731672007/

[RandySF]

1. I suspect Vivek is a weak candidate.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Vivek has the endorsement of the Ohio GOP.

So this poll is mind blowing!

[RandySF]

3. I don't think Emerson are good.

But the GOP are backing a weak candidate.

[Boo1]

4. I agree

There is also some thought that most good candidates on the GOP bench might decide it's best to sit out this cycle, given the headwinds they expect to face. That'll lead to candidates like VR being on tickets and losing races that you wouldn't expect.

[fujiyamasan]

6. I think VR is a bad candidate, but I thought JD was too but they voted for him anyways

I also think Tim Ryan was a good fit for the state.

But VR is brown, and this will likely be a worse election cycle for the GOP than 2022. This is also a state election and not federal, so it may be more palatable for Ohioans to elect a democrat.

VR may have shot his chances with his series of dumb tweets not only defending H1 visas but calling Americans dumb. Make it his Mitt Romney video moment.

[rsdsharp]

8. Vance has the personality like wallpaper paste; boring, but tolerable.

VR has a personality like fingernails on a chalkboard. The more people see him, and hear him, the more they’re going to move away from him.

[Cha]

12. Plus imv... R voters have had

almost a year of what the gop is doing to them. because of Traitor and Putin's Agenda.

They're paying more attention.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. Yahoo

[Tribetime]

7. Its Ohio so this is unexpected great news at least for now

[Xavier Breath]

9. The Rethugs here haven't cranked up the lie machine yet.

They'll have her a baby-eating, trans woman vaccinating children against parents' wishes by Spring.

[msongs]

10. remember high school lunch table with friends and you thought JD Vance was gonna join you? nt

[Blue Full Moon]

11. There might be hope for Ohio

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/09/gie-may-nonbinary-elected-official/

Found this article about a non binary person winning a city council race in a republican stronghold.

[lowdowninOHIO]

13. Vivek called Americans Dumb, Lazy, and Mediocre

He also made his wealth through a pump and dump pharmaceutical scheme.

Amy Acton however is a " come from nothing " success story. She made her way on her own to what she is today.
She has a great chance of winning. I'm seeing and hearing lots of support.

[KS Toronado]

14. Welcome to DU !