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Ohio GOP senator: 'I would not have run' Ramaswamy ad

Ohio Sen. Jon Husted (R) pushed back on a controversial campaign ad run by Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his opponent's mother. In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Husted said he “would not have run” the ad. The video, which initially debuted online, features the mother of Ramaswamy’s opponent, Amy...

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First lady of Illinois donates $500,000 to Amy Acton following Ramaswamy adFirst Lady of Illinois MK Pritzker said on Wednesday that she donated $500,000 to Ohio gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton.

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'Stop whining': Vance doubles down over Ramaswamy campaign ad – videoJD Vance, the vice-president, criticized Republicans who have spoken out against a controversial campaign ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The ad features the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, calling her daughter a liar. In a Tuesday statement, Acton’s brother, Philip Stearns, said his sister was estranged from her…

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JD Vance accused of amplifying ‘another lie’ about Ohio Democrat: ‘You can say it, I can’t’A day after an ad where Amy Acton's estranged mother called her a "liar" leaked online, Vance alluded to another attack against the Democrat.

The Oregonian2d agoWhole story →

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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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Vivek Ramaswamy's team saw his ugly attack ad as a 'stroke of genius': reportOhio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s chief strategist reportedly presented a new attack as a "stroke of genius" even though it featured Democratic rival Amy Acton's estranged mother, who had defended her daughter's alleged abuser. D.J. Byrnes, author of the Ohio political newsletter The Rooster , identified the strategist as Jai…

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JD Vance inadvertently attacks 'whining' Republican he's campaigning with amid ad falloutVice President JD Vance attacked Republicans “whining” about an Ohio political ad while campaigning for a Republican senator who also criticized the ad. Vance made the remarks to reporters Wednesday at a campaign stop in Sharonville, Ohio, where he appeared alongside Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy , according…

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Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says ‘I would not have run’ Ramaswamy ad against Amy ActonSen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Wednesday waded into an advertising controversy engulfing fellow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial campaign, putting himself at odds with his Ohio colleague. Ramaswamy, who is challenging Democrat Amy Acton for the governor’s seat, has come under attack from some critics for airing a campaign ad this week featuring…

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Jake Tapper Hits Trump With Instant Fact-Check After He Plays Dumb About Ramaswamy AdThe CNN host said the president and the Ohio gubernatorial candidate were calling Amy Acton “a liar to win an election.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Attack Ad Should Be a National ScandalChris Lehmann The Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate has accused his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, of lying about being raped when she was 12 years old. The post Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Attack Ad Should Be a National Scandal appeared first on The Nation .

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Illinois first lady gives to Acton campaign, denounces Ramaswamy adMK Pritzker, Illinois' first lady, contributed $500,000 million to Dr. Amy Acton and denounced Vivek Ramaswamy after his controversial political ad.

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Jon Husted says he ‘would not have run’ Vivek Ramaswamy’s Amy Acton attack adSen. Jon Husted on Wednesday became the first statewide GOP candidate to weigh in on the controversial attack ad from Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign that features Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

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Ramaswamy ad featuring opponent's estranged mother draws backlashIn the Ohio governor's race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has released an ad that features the estranged mother of his opponent, Democrat Amy Acton. Acton has publicly shared accusations that her mother’s husband at the time sexually abused her when she was a child. NBC News' Sahil Kapur has details on the campaign ad and backlash it is drawing.

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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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Trump to stump for Husted, Ramaswamy in OhioPresident Donald Trump will travel to Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday to campaign for Republican Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

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President Trump rallies in Ohio for Jon Husted and Ramaswamy before midtermsDonald Trump rallied supporters in Ohio for Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, touting billions in new investments and urging midterm voters to back Republicans.

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Vance says Republicans shouldn't complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherVice President JD Vance says he’s “disgusted” by the pushback from fellow Republicans to an ad Vivek Ramaswamy is running against his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, Dr. Amy Acton. During a visit Wednesday near Cincinnati, the Republican vice president said politics is "a tough business.” The advertisement features Acton’s birth mother, Donna…

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Vance ‘disgusted’ by pushback to Ramaswamy ad with opponent's motherA Vivek Ramaswamy ad against his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, Dr. Amy Acton, shows Acton’s birth mother calling her “a liar.”

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Ramaswamy Criticized for Ad Against Opponent in OhioOhio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is being heavily criticized for an ad featuring the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance defended the ad. Bloomberg's Mark Niquette reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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