Ramaswamy ad quietly edited to cut controversial claim by rival's estranged mother: report

Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has quietly reworked its explosive attack ad against Democrat Amy Acton, cutting a line that didn't hold up.The new 30-second cut featuring Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, drops her claim that Acton never lived in a tent, journalist David Weigel pointed out on X. What's left is Arthur accusing her daughter of lying about Ramaswamy "with no specifics," Weigel wrote.The edit follows a report from ad tracker Medium Buying that the campaign told some TV stations Friday to switch to all 30-second spots starting that night. Ohio reporter Karen Kasler later confirmed the shorter version was running. The original ran a full minute.Ramaswamy isn't backing off the attack entirely. A person close to the campaign told NBC News' Henry J. Gomez that it switched to a shorter spot that still features Arthur. Gomez noted that campaigns commonly run 30- and 60-second versions of the same ad.The tent...