How Ramaswamy's attack ad against Acton is swaying Ohio voters' preferences
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[0:01] Welcome back to CBS News 247. I'm
[0:04] Elizabeth Cook. The countdown is on. We
[0:06] are just six days away from election day
[0:08] for the midterms that will determine the
[0:10] control of Congress. President Donald
[0:13] Trump is on a campaign blitz and the
[0:15] state up next is Ohio. It's his third
[0:18] visit to that state just this month and
[0:20] his first appearance since a
[0:22] controversial ad from the campaign of
[0:24] Vivec Ramaswami turned ugly. That ad
[0:27] featured Amy Actton, his opponent's
[0:30] aranged mother. And we're getting a new
[0:32] read on how that ad is really
[0:34] influencing voters. According to a new
[0:36] poll from Suffach University and USA
[0:38] Today, less than 1% of Ohio voters say
[0:42] that ad changed their votes from Actton
[0:45] to Ramaswami. And less than 2% say it
[0:48] changed their votes from Ramaswami to
[0:50] Actton. 30% of Ramaswami voters say they
[0:53] are still voting for him after that ad.
[0:56] And 51% of Actton voters say they will
[0:59] still support her after that ad aired.
[1:01] So let's bring in our panel. Robin
[1:03] Patterson served as assistan