Oct 21, 2026 · 15 min · 18 segments
We'll tell you about more money pouring into political campaigns, as some ads are getting more personal, and more disturbing. Also, there are new questions about Elon Musk's role in the war against…
Erica MandyHost
In the final stretch of the midterm campaign season, more billionaires are ramping up their spending.
He wrote on social media that overall, he'll end up putting more than $400 million toward helping Republicans.
Whereas billionaire Michael Bloomberg says he's spending $80 million to help Democrats.
The AP cites advertising data showing Republicans have spent or reserved roughly $2.2 billion on ads since the start of last month.
In fact, Democratic Governor candidate Amy Acton has not spoken to her mother since she was 12 years old.
That's when she was removed from her home because her mother's husband was charged with raping her for years.
In the new ad, the mother doesn't refer to the sexual assault, but she called her daughter a liar who shouldn't be elected governor.
Since the ad came out, the Ramaswamy campaign has gotten some backlash, including from Acton's brother, who says he was also abused.
Ramaswamy's campaign says it doesn't know what happened between Acton and her mother, but that no one was paid to appear in the ad.
In the final stretch of the midterm campaign season, more billionaires are ramping up their spending.
He wrote on social media that overall, he'll end up putting more than $400 million toward helping Republicans.
Whereas billionaire Michael Bloomberg says he's spending $80 million to help Democrats.
The AP cites advertising data showing Republicans have spent or reserved roughly $2.2 billion on ads since the start of last month.
In fact, Democratic Governor candidate Amy Acton has not spoken to her mother since she was 12 years old.
That's when she was removed from her home because her mother's husband was charged with raping her for years.
In the new ad, the mother doesn't refer to the sexual assault, but she called her daughter a liar who shouldn't be elected governor.
Since the ad came out, the Ramaswamy campaign has gotten some backlash, including from Acton's brother, who says he was also abused.
Ramaswamy's campaign says it doesn't know what happened between Acton and her mother, but that no one was paid to appear in the ad.
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