Ohio governor’s race shifts toward Acton after Ramaswamy attack ad draws backlash
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Election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved Ohio’s gubernatorial race from “toss-up” to “leans Democratic” after Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy aired an attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton.
In the ad, Donna Arthur says her daughter “lied her entire life.” The BBC reported that the ad does not disclose that Arthur’s husband was charged with raping Acton when she was a child or that Acton and her brother were removed from Arthur’s custody. According to information Acton’s campaign gave the BBC, Acton last saw her mother in a courtroom in 1978 after her stepfather was indicted. He fled before trial, was never prosecuted and died in 2004.
“This is despicable, what he’s done,” Acton said Wednesday. Her campaign released a response ad in which her brother recalled their childhood abuse and criticized Ramaswamy for using sexual assault as a political issue.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican who endorsed Ramaswamy, called the ad deeply troubling and urged him to stop airing it, according to reports from CNN, ABC News, The Guardian and the BBC. Ramaswamy claimed responsibility after the ad first appeared on social media and said his campaign would spend $4 million to broadcast it statewide.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said his office was reviewing complaints that the ad may initially have appeared without a legally required sponsorship disclaimer. Acton and Ramaswamy are competing to succeed the outgoing DeWine in the Nov. 3 election.
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THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Ohio governor’s race shifts toward Acton after Ramaswamy attack ad draws backlash
Election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved Ohio’s gubernatorial race from “toss-up” to “leans Democratic” after Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy aired an attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton.
In the ad, Donna Arthur says her daughter “lied her entire life.” The BBC reported that the ad does not disclose that Arthur’s husband was charged with raping Acton when she was a child or that Acton and her brother were removed from Arthur’s custody. According to information Acton’s campaign gave the BBC, Acton last saw her mother in a courtroom in 1978 after her stepfather was indicted. He fled before trial, was never prosecuted and died in 2004.
“This is despicable, what he’s done,” Acton said Wednesday. Her campaign released a response ad in which her brother recalled their childhood abuse and criticized Ramaswamy for using sexual assault as a political issue.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican who endorsed Ramaswamy, called the ad deeply troubling and urged him to stop airing it, according to reports from CNN, ABC News, The Guardian and the BBC. Ramaswamy claimed responsibility after the ad first appeared on social media and said his campaign would spend $4 million to broadcast it statewide.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said his office was reviewing complaints that the ad may initially have appeared without a legally required sponsorship disclaimer. Acton and Ramaswamy are competing to succeed the term-limitedoutgoing DeWine in the Nov. 3 election.
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