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An ad featuring Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton's estranged mother calling her a liar and urging voters not to support her has circulated in the race against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. The video has drawn criticism from Acton's family and campaign, with some critics describing the ad as a low blow or accusing the campaign of elevating an abuse enabler, while supporters of the ad view it as a significant development ahead of the November election.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that an ad featuring Democratic candidate Amy Acton's mother denouncing her daughter has emerged in the Ohio gubernatorial race against Vivek Ramaswamy.
Right-leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and Blaze Media emphasize the potential impact of the ad on the campaign, noting polls and describing the video as damning or an October surprise. The Left outlet The New York Times and the Center outlet The Hill highlight the familial estrangement, the candidate's response condemning the ad, and the background involving past family controversies. Right-leaning outlets like New York Post and Townhall focus heavily on the brutal nature of the ad and its potential to derail Acton's campaign.
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Acton’s estranged mother calls her a ‘liar’; Democrat calls Ramaswamy ‘despicable’
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s (D) mother called her a “liar” in a new ad, as her brother labelled the video “a despicable low” on Tuesday ahead of the state’s elections in November. “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent — it is not easy for a mother to…
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Source context: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial campaign took a hit from critics on Tuesday, after an ad featuring his rival’s mother denouncing her daughter circulated in the Ohio race. In the ad, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, tells viewers not …
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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.
Amy Acton’s brother calls campaigning on his sister’s sexual abuse from their mother’s husband ‘a despicable low’The family of Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, is criticizing her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy for using Acton’s estranged mother in a recently released campaign ad.In the ad, which has circulated among…
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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s (D) mother called her a “liar” in a new ad, as her brother labelled the video “a despicable low” on Tuesday ahead of the state’s elections in November. “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent — it is not easy for a mother to…
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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial campaign took a hit from critics on Tuesday, after an ad featuring his rival’s mother denouncing her daughter circulated in the Ohio race. In the ad, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, tells viewers not to vote for her daughter. Arthur identified herself as someone who had worked…
Democrat Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton is leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the polls by 3.6 percentage points with Election Day just two weeks away. It appears, however, that Acton's mother may have thrown Ramaswamy a lifeline.D.J. Byrnes, an Ohio political blogger who was found guilty of sexual harassment earlier this month for sending a…
A brutal spot of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Dr. Amy Acton's birth mother denouncing her and warning voters to stay away has prompted her campaign to accuse GOP hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy of elevating an abuse enabler.
'My daughter needs help, and she can't help you if she needs help herself'
An ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio Democrat Amy Acton has thrown a dramatic wrench in the state’s gubernatorial race just two weeks before Election Day, putting family drama and accusations of campaign malfeasance at the heart of the race for the governor’s mansion. In the one-minute video, Donna Arthur urges Ohioans to reject ...
‘A despicable low’
Donna Arthur, the mother of Amy Acton, a Democrat running to become Ohio’s next governor, appears in a campaign ad urging voters not to vote for her own daughter.
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