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        "The Cracked Buckeye research archive's 2026 candidate pass of 2026-09-18 (Ballotpedia, AP, the Ohio Capital Journal, the Statehouse News Bureau, Ohio television and newspaper outlets, OpenSecrets, the FEC, efdsearch.senate.gov and the Ohio Ethics Commission)"
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      "what": "Reported investment income as his only income for 2025 on his Ohio Ethics Commission disclosure: more than $1.1 million in dividends and capital gains, including $768,968 from a single BlackBerry stock sale."
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        "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-backs-ohio-crypto-bill-while-holding-69m-bitcoin-stake/",
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      "what": "Reported that he backs Ohio House Bill 6, which would let the state treasurer and the five public pension boards put state and retirement funds into bitcoin-tied vehicles, while holding a stake in a bitcoin-treasury company he co-founded and taking large donations from crypto-industry donors."
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        "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-spent-700000-private-jet-campaign/"
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      "what": "Reported that the campaign paid about $560,000 to V Leasing LLC, a company whose listed address is a house he owns, for private-jet leases, and nearly $700,000 in total on jet leasing."
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      "what": "A complaint filed with the Ohio Secretary of State says the campaign reported 15 American Express payments totaling $509,473.01 as monthly lump sums rather than itemizing each transaction. The complaint was open and unresolved when the research was done; it is not a finding."
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        "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-firm-collects-950m-moderna-vaccine-settlement/"
      ],
      "what": "Reported that Roivant, which he founded and remains a large shareholder of, paid lobbyists more than $70,000 in 2020 and 2021 on federal COVID-drug policy, and that its subsidiary Genevant Sciences reached a settlement with Moderna announced in March 2026 worth up to $2.25 billion tied to COVID-vaccine patent technology."
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        "https://tiffinohio.net/posts/ramaswamy-spent-700000-private-jet-campaign/"
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      "what": "Reported that the independent-expenditure committee supporting him has raised about as much as or more than his own campaign committee, from a small number of donors who live outside Ohio."
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        "https://www.aol.com/articles/billionaire-ramaswamys-wealth-surged-runs-155538000.html",
        "https://signalohio.org/one-ohio-governor-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-made-more-than-1-1-million-last-year-the-other-amy-acton-made-62-cents-election-2026/"
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        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Ramaswamy",
        "https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/01/21/vivek-ramaswamy-law-13-steps-down-from-doge-rumored-to-make-ohio-gubernatorial-bid/"
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        "https://signalcleveland.org/billionaire-jeff-yass-ohio-governor-race-november-election-2026/",
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      "sample": "field period December 6-8, 2025",
      "sources": [
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      "pollster": "Bowling Green State University / YouGov",
      "race": "2026-governor",
      "sample": null,
      "sources": [
        "https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/16/amy-acton-leads-in-ohio-governors-race/",
        "https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-vs-amy-acton-poll-decline-support-12452312"
      ]
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    {
      "date": "2026-09-10",
      "notes": "Field period September 1-10, 2026; released September 16, 2026.",
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      "sources": [
        "https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/16/amy-acton-leads-in-ohio-governors-race/",
        "https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-vs-amy-acton-poll-decline-support-12452312"
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      "sources": [
        "https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/16/amy-acton-leads-in-ohio-governors-race/",
        "https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-vs-amy-acton-poll-decline-support-12452312"
      ]
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    {
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        "Favorable": 36,
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      "race": "2026-governor",
      "sample": "1,000 likely voters, +/- 4",
      "sources": [
        "https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/16/amy-acton-leads-in-ohio-governors-race/",
        "https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-vs-amy-acton-poll-decline-support-12452312"
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      "date": "2026",
      "issue": "Property taxes",
      "notes": "The campaign page carries no publication date; the year is the year the archive read it (accessed 2026-09-18).",
      "paraphrase": false,
      "quote": "Slash property taxes immediately to protect families, seniors, and homeowners",
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    {
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