Ramaswamy Pulls Ohio Ad After 1 Week of Backlash and DeWine Demand
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Updated · Ohio Capital Journal · Oct 30
Ramaswamy Pulls Ohio Ad After 1 Week of Backlash and DeWine Demand
3 articles · Updated · Ohio Capital Journal · Oct 30
Summary
Vivek Ramaswamy said Thursday the Ohio governor ad attacking Democrat Amy Acton was finished and replaced by four other ads, even though it had been slated to run through Election Day.
A week of bipartisan blowback drove the reversal: protests followed Ramaswamy around the state, Republicans warned the spot could hurt the whole ticket, and Gov. Mike DeWine publicly urged him to pull it immediately.
The ad featured Acton’s estranged mother calling her a liar, reviving abuse allegations from Acton’s childhood; court records show her stepfather was charged with raping her, while her mother lost custody and the couple fled Ohio.
Acton, who has said she has not seen her mother in nearly 50 years, blasted Ramaswamy for removing the ad without an apology as the governor’s race enters its final days.