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Vance says Republicans shouldn't complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

Vice 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…

Sources (3)+12 copies· Oct 21, 5:52 PM to Oct 23, 7:05 PM

ohio governor race→ohio governor s race→Mike DeWine→Jon Husted→Government→

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution· Oct 21, 5:52 PMVance says Republicans shouldn't complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherAlso ran in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Santa Ana Orange County Register· Oct 21, 6:17 PMVance ‘disgusted’ by pushback to Ramaswamy ad with opponent's motherAlso ran in Baltimore News, Boulder Daily Camera, Breitbart News Network, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Reading Eagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, The Mercury News, WJLA
ABC17News.com· Oct 21, 6:41 PMVance warns Republicans not to complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother

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firstSanta Ana Orange County Register
firstNorfolk Virginian-Pilot
firstSanta Rosa Press Democrat
firstSan Diego Union-Tribune
firstReading Eagle
firstPittsburgh Tribune-Review
firstABC17News.com
+20hThe Mercury News
+47hThe Mercury News
+47hBoulder Daily Camera
+47hSanta Ana Orange County Register
+2dBreitbart News Network
+2dBaltimore News
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Ohio governor’s race takes ugly turn with viral video featuring Acton’s motherA new viral video targeting Amy Acton is roiling the increasingly ugly Ohio governor’s race, where the Democrat is running against GOP nominee Vivek Ramaswamy. The clip features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, calling the Democrat “a liar” and urging Ohioans to vote against her. It’s unclear who is behind the 60-second spot, which did...

The Hill3d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Amy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is closing out one of the nastiest races of the 2026 cycle by suggesting that Democrat Dr. Amy Acton, his opponent in the Ohio governor’s race, has lied about the well-documented childhood sexual abuse she experienced for political gain. In a contest already marked by sharp personal attacks and partisan rancor, Ramaswamy’s […]

The 19th3d agoWhole story →

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.

Anchorage Daily News4d agoWhole story →

Dem Star Unleashes Devastating Ad After MAGA’s Vilest AttackOhio’s Amy Acton has fired back with a new advertisement of her own, saying Vivek Ramaswamy is “not fit to lead.”

The Daily Beast4d agoWhole story →

We Have a New Contender for Ugliest Political Ad of All TimeWe twice asked Vivek Ramaswamy if his campaign had anything to do with it. They wouldn’t give us a straight answer.

Slate4d agoWhole story →

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