India, Oct. 23 -- It's been a challenging week for Vivek Ramaswamy. For the last two years, the 41-year-old billionaire-turned-politician has crisscrossed the state of Ohio in his bid to become the state's first-ever Indian-American governor.

Armed with an endorsement from President Donald Trump and a sizable war chest financed by his own private fortune, Ramaswamy easily brushed off his competitors to become the Republican Party's candidate for governor in a state that has voted in a Republican governor for the last 16 years. But with just 11 days remaining before election day on November 3, things are looking uncertain for him.

A controversial attack ad on his political opponent, Democratic Party candidate Dr Amy Acton, has backfired ...