Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother sparks backlash

Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother sparks backlash

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio gubernatorial campaign is drawing bipartisan backlash after releasing an attack ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton’s estranged mother and accusing her of lying about her childhood. Donna Arthur has not spoken with Acton since 1978, after her mother’s then-husband was charged with child rape, while Governor Mike DeWine condemned the ad and Vice President J.D. Vance defended it.

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