The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

Trump got behind a much-criticized spot in the Ohio governor’s race.

The vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, who has been estranged from Ms. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.

… In an election cycle filled with despicable ads run by Republicans, Vivek Ramaswamy just may have launched the worst of them all this morning against Amy Acton, his Democratic opponent in the OH governor’s race.

A Republican ad features Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her daughter a liar. The two have not spoken since Dr. Acton’s mother backed her husband after his arrest on rape charges.

A spokeswoman for the campaign of Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee, said “multiple people” were injured when an “armed individual” lunged at her during a county fair.