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Democrat in Ohio governor's race pushes back against unattributed ad featuring her estranged mother

Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, is pushing back forcefully against an unattributed ad circulating online in which her long-estranged mother calls her “a liar” and insinuates she has mental health issues. The ad began circulating just two weeks before Election Day. Acton, Ohio’s former public health director, is in a tight race…

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Nolte: Amy Acton’s Mother Films Ad Against ‘Liar’ Amy Acton — Acton RespondsDonna 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. The post Nolte: Amy Acton’s Mother Films Ad Against ‘Liar’ Amy Acton — Acton Responds appeared first on Breitbart .

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Vivek Ramaswamy pledges to resume executions in Ohio if elected governorRamaswamy also said he favors lowering Ohio’s minimum age to buy a handgun and committed to continuing a state eye-care program for children in underserved areas.

cleveland.com8d agoWhole story →

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Ohio governor candidates split on future of state income tax: Capitol LetterVivek Ramaswamy wants to abolish the state income tax entirely, while Amy Acton favors targeted credits for parents and lower-income Ohioans.

cleveland.com11d agoWhole story →

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Ohio income tax: where the state's 2026 governor candidates standAmy Acton, Don Kissick, and Vivek Ramaswamy have very different ideas about what to do with Ohio's income tax, from offering targeted tax credits to eliminating it altogether.

cleveland.com12d agoWhole story →

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'She's into that sort of thing'Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, has been battling Republican-fueled allegations that she struggles with alcohol abuse.

Washington Examiner14d agoWhole story →

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Election Odds Crash to New Low Amid Amy Acton Ad BacklashThe backlash comes as election forecasters rate the race for the Ohio governor's mansion as a toss-up.

Newsweek3d agoWhole story →

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MK Pritzker puts $500,000 behind Amy Acton after Ramaswamy adThe usually low-profile first lady is giving Acton the maximum and the rest to Ohio Democrats after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign planned a $4 million push for an ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother.

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'Going down in flames': Conservative op-ed blisters MAGA's newest 'unlikable weasel'An op-ed for the longtime conservative publication National Review launched a blistering attack on Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, for acting like a candidate certain he is “going down in flames.” Jeffrey Blehar, a National Review staff writer, made the case in a column published Wednesday, less than two weeks before Election…

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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged motherRepublican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr. Amy Acton, taking sides with the Democratic candidate for governor and former member of his Cabinet over her Republican rival, Vivek Ramaswamy. DeWine told reporters Thursday that the spot “deeply, deeply troubling.” DeWine’s remarks place him at odds…

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DeWine calls on Ramaswamy to take down ad featuring Acton's motherOhio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) called on Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to take down an ad featuring his opponent Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother. “The ad is deeply, deeply troubling,” DeWine told reporters outside the Ohio Statehouse, according to The Statehouse News Bureau. "But when you know the rest of the story, when you know the...

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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton condemns ad featuring her estranged motherOhio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton is condemning a new ad circulating online featuring her estranged mother. NBC News national politics reporter Henry Gomez discusses how close the race between Acton and Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has become in the campaign's final two weeks.

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Trump backs Vivek Ramaswamy on controversial Amy Acton adPresident Donald Trump said that Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, should keep running a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton.

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Ohio governor’s race roiled by new viral video featuring Amy Acton’s estranged motherThe Ohio governor’s race is being roiled by a new video in which the estranged mother of the Democratic nominee, Amy Acton, urges people not to vote for her.

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Ohio governor’s race in uproar over ad featuring Democrat’s estranged motherDemocratic candidate Amy Acton was removed from her mother’s home when she was 12 after her stepfather was indicted on a charge of raping her.

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Ad featuring Amy Acton’s mother is ‘really weird’: Byron YorkYork said the attack ad against Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton featuring her estranged mother, who called her a liar, was unsettling.

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Ohio Governor Race Shifts in Amy Acton’s Favor Following Attack AdAmy Acton gains an edge in Ohio's governor race as backlash grows over Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring her estranged mother.

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Ramaswamy Campaign Attack Ad Featuring Amy Acton’s Mother Turns Ohio Governor’s Race UglierA 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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Vance says Republicans shouldn’t complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged motherCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance defended an ad Wednesday by Vivek Ramaswamy that features the estranged mother of Dr. Amy Acton, his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, and spotlights the abuse she experienced as a child, even as the Republican in a tight race to retain Vance’s seat

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