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'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged mother

Her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy is airing the ad featuring her mother, whose husband was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.

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Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton’s campaign alleged her opponent's campaign is using her estranged mother in a controversial political ad against her.

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Ohio gubernatorial race attack ad controversy involving Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy

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The attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother remains a live, polarizing issue in Ohio’s governor’s race: Ramaswamy continues to air and defend it with support from Trump and Vance, while Acton—joined by Obama at a Cleveland rally—continues to condemn it alongside bipartisan criticism from DeWine.

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Former President Barack Obama joined Amy Acton at a Cleveland rally and publicly criticized Vivek Ramaswamy over the controversial attack ad.

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In this event Amy Acton says Trump, Vance should 'look at the facts' after Ramaswamy attack ad Earlier coverage Vivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother Earlier coverage Trump fiercely defends Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial attack ad against Amy Acton Earlier coverage Vance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite Backlash Earlier coverage
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'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged mother

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Amy Acton campaign slams Ramaswamy over controversial ad featuring estranged mother

Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Amy Acton’s campaign alleged her opponent's campaign is using her estranged mother in a controversial political ad against her.

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