Ramaswamy takes responsibility for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother
The campaign says the spot will run statewide despite bipartisan backlash and internal warnings, as more than 676,000 Ohioans have already voted.
- On Tuesday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed it produced a controversial attack ad featuring Democratic nominee Amy Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, and is spending $4 million to air the spot statewide.
- Court records from 1978 show Acton and her brother were removed from Arthur's custody after their stepfather, Cledith Arthur, was charged with sexually abusing Acton. Arthur remained married to him until his death in 2004.
- Ohio Development Director Lydia Mihalik condemned the ad, stating, "exploiting someone's childhood trauma is wrong." Acton's brother, Philip Stearns, called the campaign's embrace of the spot a "disgusting attack."
- Following the ad's release, multiple venues are distancing themselves from Ramaswamy's campaign events. A top Ohio Republican pinned the cancellations on "that damn ad," as the statewide tour faces significant logistical pushback.
- Recent polling shows Acton leading Ramaswamy 50% to 43% among likely voters as the November 3 election approaches. The ad's long-term impact remains uncertain, with some conservatives defending it while others warn it could backfire.
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THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Vivek Ramaswamy is defending his controversial attack ad featuring opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, claiming Democrats previously targeted and defamed his own mother. Fox News host Lawrence Jones, who initially dismissed the ad as “stupid,” reversed course Monday after receiving opposition research about alleged attacks on Ramaswamy’s family. Ohio Republican Go…
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