Ramaswamy’s Ad Featuring Acton’s Estranged Mother Sparks Backlash

Ramaswamy’s Ad Featuring Acton’s Estranged Mother Sparks Backlash

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is spending four million dollars to air an ad featuring Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother, who calls her daughter a liar. The advertisement has drawn bipartisan rebukes and criticism for invoking Acton’s allegations of sexual abuse by her stepfather, intensifying an already bitter gubernatorial campaign in Ohio.

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