Ohio governor race erupts over Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton's mother

Ohio governor race erupts over Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton's mother

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is spending four million dollars to air an ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton's estranged mother, who calls her daughter a liar. The spot is drawing bipartisan backlash over Acton's childhood sexual abuse allegations against her stepfather, and President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance are defending it.

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