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Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are competing in a closely watched election. A new political advertisement features Acton's estranged mother calling her a liar and urging voters not to support her. Polls show varying margins between the two candidates with election day approaching.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that an attack ad featuring Amy Acton's mother has been released in the Ohio gubernatorial race against Vivek Ramaswamy.
Right-leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and Blaze Media emphasize the tightness of the polls and frame the mother's ad as a significant challenge or potential lifeline for Ramaswamy's campaign. The New York Times, rated Left, provides additional context regarding the family estrangement stemming from past abuse charges. The Center outlet, The Hill, focuses on the immediate reactions from the candidates and family members describing the video as a low blow.
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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 candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is trailing his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race, according to a new poll. Ramaswamy is trailing Amy Acton by 7 percentage points as he battles to keep her from becoming the first Democrat since 2011 to sit in the Ohio governor’s m…
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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.
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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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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…
Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is trailing his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race, according to a new poll. Ramaswamy is trailing Amy Acton by 7 percentage points as he battles to keep her from becoming the first Democrat since 2011 to sit in the Ohio governor’s mansion, according to a Marist poll released Tuesday.…
'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 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.
