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‘Beneath the gutter’: Governor race gets ugly as long-estranged mom turns up in attack ad

Ohio’s gubernatorial race took a nasty turn as an ad surfaced featuring the long-estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton accusing her of lying about her background. The video, which began circulating on social media two weeks before the Nov. 3 election, features Donna Arthur urging Ohioans not to elect Acton, a physician tapped by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine to…

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