Ramaswamy Takes Credit for Attack ad Featuring Acton’s Estranged Mother
Ramaswamy’s campaign says it is spending $4 million on the spot, which features Acton’s estranged mother and has drawn backlash from Republicans.
- On Tuesday, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed his campaign produced an attack ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a "liar" and questioning her fitness for office.
- Rooted in childhood abuse allegations, the advertisement highlights estrangement between Acton and Arthur; Arthur denies the claims, despite court records showing the stepfather was charged in 1978 with raping Acton at age 12.
- Condemning the campaign's tactic, Acton's brother Philip Stearns called the spot a "disgusting attack," noting he and his sister were removed from their mother's custody after the stepfather's arrest.
- Spending $4 million on statewide airtime, the Ramaswamy campaign faces backlash from President Donald Trump adviser David Urban, who warned the candidate to "run away from that ad" to avoid a "stain" on his record.
- As the election approaches next month, using estranged family members remains a rare and contentious strategy; historically, such tactics have yielded mixed results in tight races.
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Vivek Ramaswamy made a 12-year-old girl's worst nightmare into a $4 million ad buy
Vivek Ramaswamy has confirmed that the ad featuring Dr. Amy Acton’s estranged mother is his campaign’s work, not the work of a political action committee. In it, her mother calls Acton a liar about her childhood abuse. Remember the record. In 1978, Acton’s stepfather was arrested and charged with raping her. She was 12. A grand jury indicted him. He fled and was a fugitive for years. The state removed Acton and her brother from that home. Their …
Ohio Democrat Rips Vivek Ramaswamy For Using Estranged And Abusive Mother In 'Disgusting' Attack Ad
*Trigger Warning: this article contains mentions of child sexual abuseDemocratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton and her brother criticized billionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, her GOP opponent, after he used their estranged mother in a political attack ad.Acton has long said that she became estranged from her mother when she was a child, after her stepfather was charged with raping her at age 12. He pleaded not guilty, according…
The Republican candidate includes in a video the testimony of the mother of his Democratic opponent, who lost the custody of Acton as a child after reporting sexual abuse of her stepfather
Ohio Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton’s Brother Releases Attack Ad in Response to Their Mother Telling Ohio Acton is a Serial Liar * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton has released a new ad in response to Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's advertisement, which stars Acton's mother…
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