Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy’s (R) campaign is no longer airing a controversial ad featuring his opponent’s mother after it ran its course on the air. The campaign previously put millions behind the ad, even after backlash from members of both parties. The ad features Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother, who calls her daughter…
Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy’s (R) campaign is no longer airing a controversial ad featuring his opponent’s mother after it ran its course on the air. The campaign previously put millions behind the ad, even after backlash from members of both parties. The ad features Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother, who calls her daughter…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Ohio Democrat Senate nominee Sherrod Brown, who served three terms in the Senate after some time in the House of Representatives before losing his seat in 2024, "was a stone-cold loser for Ohio."
Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy faced widespread condemnation from both Democrats and fellow Republicans for releasing a television advertisement featuring the mother of Democratic candidate Dr. Amy Acton, a move that critics compared to the unethical tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's attempt to discredit Ohio gubernatorial opponent Dr. Amy Acton via an advertisement featuring her mother's testimony backfired, instead highlighting Acton's resilience in overcoming childhood trauma.
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday compared Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to the pig characters in the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” and predicted the candidate will lose to opponent Amy Acton (D). “Vivek Ramswamy has disgraced himself,” Scaramucci wrote on social media Sunday. “Ramaswamy started with soaring rhetoric, post-partisan,…
Former President Obama poked fun at President Trump’s various Washington, D.C., renovation projects during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was stumping for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown (D). In his speech, Obama zeroed in on the changes Trump has made to the White House during his second…
Republican commentator Scott Jennings took a swipe at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) for using a controversial campaign ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. The ad, which Ramaswamy’s campaign is now spending $4 million to broadcast statewide, features Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, accusing Acton of being a “liar” her whole…
The Cook Political Report is shifting a closely watched gubernatorial contest toward Democrats after a controversial campaign ad shook up the race. The nonpartisan election forecaster moved the governor’s race in Ohio from “toss up” to “lean Democrat,” now favoring Amy Acton (D) to beat Vivek Ramaswamy (R) in the Buckeye State. The race was…
A GOP campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton (D) received blowback this week after it was revealed Acton’s mother stood by her husband after he was charged with sexually abusing Acton as a child. Court records show that the mother, Donna Arthur, has faced legal troubles of her own,…
Speaking at a campaign stop, Ramaswamy said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her "a liar," had nothing to do with childhood abuse.
President Trump reiterated his support for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s (R) controversial ad that recently aired featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother calling her a “liar.” “Why would you shield somebody from that?” Trump asked his supporters at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday night. The president said Ramaswamy had reached out to…
The controversy over Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s mother is pitting President Trump and Vice President Vance against Ohio’s Republican establishment less than two weeks out from Election Day. A number of Ohio Republicans, including Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Jon Husted, have denounced the ad, which…
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, should keep running a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton.
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday that Vice President Vance “could have” avoided talking about an ad for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his Democratic rival’s mother “He could have just ignored it,” Jennings said on “CNN NewsNight” of Vance and the ad. “You know, I mean, campaigns make decisions, surrogates come in…
The campaign is in its final stretch and the attacks are getting increasingly personal. In Ohio, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is behind an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, disputing Acton's account of her childhood. For analysis, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir and Republican strategist Whit Ayres.
Questions about the video will likely shadow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech billionaire who previously ran for president but has never before held public office, in the final two weeks of the contest.
In Cincinnati, the vice president said it was "not really my concern" whether the controversial 60-second spot was appropriate, and said he was focused on supporting Republican candidates in their midterm races.
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