Ohio governor's race: Ramaswamy takes responsibility for an ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
Summary
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton condemned a new ad circulating online featuring Acton's estranged mother, NBC News reported on Tuesday 20 October, and CBS News said that in the GOP ad the mother calls Acton a liar, while Acton's brother says the ad marks a 'despicable low' and that their stepfather sexually abused Acton as a child. On Wednesday 21 October Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's team confirmed that it produced the controversial advertisement and will spend millions to promote it, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, the LA Times saying the decision exacerbates a deeply personal element in one of the country's most closely watched and expensive campaigns for state office. NBC News reported that the ad is drawing backlash, Vice President JD Vance declared being 'disgusted' by the pushback from fellow Republicans, according to the Inquirer, and PBS NewsHour wrote that questions about the video will likely shadow Ramaswamy, a biotech billionaire who previously ran for president but has never before held public office, in the final two weeks of the contest.
Latest: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's team confirmed it produced the ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother and will spend millions to promote it, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, as the ad drew backlash, according to NBC News, and Vice President JD Vance declared being 'disgusted' by the pushback from fellow Republicans, the Inquirer reported.
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How it unfolded
Wednesday 21 October
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's team confirmed it produced the ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother and will spend millions to promote it, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, as the ad drew backlash, according to NBC News, and Vice President JD Vance declared being 'disgusted' by the pushback from fellow Republicans, the Inquirer reported.
- 14:51PBS NewsHourRamaswamy campaign says it produced ad with Amy Acton's mother and will spend millions to promote it
- 13:47The Philadelphia InquirerVance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother
- 11:23NBC NewsRamaswamy ad featuring opponent's estranged mother draws backlash
- 10:06LA TimesRamaswamy takes responsibility for ad with Amy Acton’s mother and will spend millions to promote it
Tuesday 20 October
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton condemned a new ad circulating online featuring Acton's estranged mother, NBC News reported, discussing how close the race against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has become in the campaign's final two weeks.