# The 2026 Governor races **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 3, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125 "2026-08-03T19:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/121 "2026-10-21T00:58:21Z")
Only in America. Weirdness of politics. Ramaswamy alone was weird enough. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/122 "2026-10-21T03:53:13Z")
As of late this evening, Ramaswamy’s campaign has taken credit for producing the ad with Acton’s estranged mother, and announced that they plan to spend $4 million behind it. [https://apnews.com/article/election-2026-ohio-governor-acton-mother-ramaswamy-dc59bd5f0c47f9e06f37022e2ba2cce5](https://apnews.com/article/election-2026-ohio-governor-acton-mother-ramaswamy-dc59bd5f0c47f9e06f37022e2ba2cce5) ---
**Author:** ![JDYanYan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jdyanyan/32/21663_2.png) [@JDYanYan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JDYanYan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/123 "2026-10-21T04:06:48Z")
It would have been less of an act of self sabotage to drop out of the race. This may be the Todd Akin “Legitimate Rape” moment of 2026. In a cycle where they were already running behind by double digits, Republicans really didn’t need another national headline that paints them as explicitly pro pedophile. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/124 "2026-10-21T05:32:12Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Apparently there are a number of parents so awful that their children have cut ties, and this ad appeals to them. OTOH, he just lost the vote of every young person who’s gone no-contact with their parents because of the shifty or illegal behavior they’ve endured from them. (Disclosure: I was no-contact with my dad from when I was 17 until the day he died and my only regret is that I didn’t get to meet my youngest sister until last year. She’s a nice young woman.) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/125 "2026-10-21T16:20:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > he just lost the vote of every young person who’s gone no-contact with their parents because of the shifty or illegal behavior they’ve endured Yes, but condemning “no-contact” as a twisted plot by Big Therapy (and you just know \*what kind of people” get into being therapists) is one of those “values” bullcrap issues that’s on the upswing in the Right lately. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/126 "2026-10-29T05:24:13Z")
New poll for the Wisconsin Governor’s race: [Crowley holds 7-point lead over Tiffany in new Wisconsin gubernatorial poll](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6179188-crowley-widens-wisconsin-lead/) > [@](#): > > The [Marquette University Law School Poll](https://law.marquette.edu/poll/2026/10/28/mlsp92-press-release/) found that 51 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin backed Crowley, a 2-point increase from last month, while 44 percent of likely voters backed Tiffany, after he previously received 46 percent support in September. For those who don’t remember, Crowley is the Democrat and Tiffany is the Republican. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/127 "2026-10-29T05:34:56Z")
[Exclusive: Ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/28/gop-poll-ramaswamy-ad-damage) > [@](#): > > Republicans fear that [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/21/ramaswamy-ad-acton-mother-ohio)’s explosive attack ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother could cost them the Ohio governor’s race, based on new internal polling that shows him falling further behind, Axios has learned. > [@](#): > > _The Republican group’s internal survey of 800 likely Ohio voters was conducted Oct. 23–26 and found Ramaswamy’s support had fallen from 45% earlier this month to 42%, while Acton’s climbed from 47% to 50%. The survey had a margin of error for each candidate’s result of +/- 3.46 percentage points._ ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/128 "2026-11-01T14:41:38Z")
Here’s a textbook example of a “Meddle ad”, run by a super pac on behalf of the Republican challenger of Mass Governor Maura Healey (who as things stand is heavily favored to win). It barely mentions Healy, but warns you about a third-party candidate, Andrea James, that most of you have never heard of. You watch her make her case and think “hey, I like her positions”, and presumably switch your support away from Healey. Cynical and desperate! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YmW_RyAHO-g/maxresdefault.jpg "Massachusetts Mamdani") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmW_RyAHO-g) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125/129 "2026-11-01T16:38:20Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > , Crowley is the Democrat and Tiffany is the Republican. And both of them are Terry Pratchett characters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2026-governor-races/1032125.md?page=6)