Iowa GOP Senate Candidate's Condemnation of Ramaswamy ad Puts Her at Odds with Trump
Hinson said the ad forces Amy Acton to relive childhood trauma and called on Ramaswamy to take it down.
- Earlier this week, Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy released an attack ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, branding her daughter a liar and urging voters to reject her.
- Acton has spoken openly about her tumultuous upbringing, alleging her stepfather sexually abused her between ages nine and 12, and that she has not spoken to Arthur in decades.
- While Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson condemned the ad as "deeply, deeply troubling," President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance defended the spot, with Trump calling it "very powerful."
- Following reports debunking the tent claim, the campaign edited the spot to 30-second format while committing $4 million to continue airing the advertisement.
- Polls indicate the ad may alienate moderate and independent voters, signaling potential risks for Ramaswamy and the Republican Party in the final days of high-stakes midterm elections.
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Ramaswamy Keeps Ad With Opponent's Mother but Trims It
Vivek Ramaswamy isn't sweating his ideal denounced attack ad off the air, but he's shortening it. The Republican's Ohio gubernatorial campaign is swapping the original 60-second spot for a 30-second version that still features Democratic Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, NBC News reports. Arthur, who called Acton a "liar"...
Ramaswamy ad quietly edited to cut controversial claim by rival's estranged mother: report
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has quietly reworked its explosive attack ad against Democrat Amy Acton, cutting a line that didn't hold up.The new 30-second cut featuring Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, drops her claim that Acton never lived in a tent, journalist David Weigel pointed out on X. What's left is Arthur accusing her daughter of lying about Ramaswamy "with no specifics," Weigel wrote.The edit follows a report from ad tracker Mediu…
Ramaswamy and Trump gamble on an incendiary ad, as Ohio shows signs it might turn purple again
(CNN) — Vivek Ramaswamy is ending his run for Ohio governor the same way he launched himself onto the political scene four years ago — with a bet that voters will reward him for a never-back-down bombast that mirrors President…
MICHELLE GOLDBERG: The Meaning of the Republican War Over Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad
It's quite a feat, in this numb and debased era, to create a political advertisement so shocking and indecent that people from across the political spectrum feel the need to denounce it. Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has long fashioned himself as a kind of Donald Trump 2.0--younger and brainier but just as brash--has managed it.
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Connect FM | Local News Radio | Dubois, PAIowa GOP Senate candidate’s condemnation of Ramaswamy ad puts her at odds with Trump
Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson on Thursday strongly condemned Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for his controversial campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton. Hours before he was to appear at a rally with Hinson on Thursday, President [...]
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