If you were wondering how low contemptible Ohio Republican candidate for Governor and vulture capitalist Vivek "Ramasmarmy" Ramaswamy could go in his (losing) race against Democrat Amy Acton, here's your answer:
A new attack ad in the Ohio governor’s race features the mother of the Democratic candidate, Amy Acton — estranged from her daughter over allegations of molestation by a stepfather — calling the candidate a liar.
Republicans hailed the ad, which began circulating on social media Monday night, as a bombshell, while Democrats called it a new low by Dr. Acton’s opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, in a campaign that was already one of the nation’s ugliest. Dr. Acton’s brother, Philip Stearns, condemned it as “a despicable low.”
Donna Arthur, Dr. Acton’s mother, says in the ad, “Don’t let her become your governor. If you think she’ll make your life better, you’re fooling yourself.”
On the campaign trail and during her time as the director of the Ohio Department of Health, Dr. Acton has shared details of a troubled childhood in which she was homeless for a time and was molested by her stepfather... (our emphasis)
We're not, obviously, going to show Ramasmarmy's ad -- a despicable, desperate ad that even the conservative National Review had to weigh in on (please read the linked article):
NRO obtained court records showing Acton did in fact face abuse and her mother and Vivek are just straight up lying www.nationalreview.com/news/amy-act...
— Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) (@purrtah.bsky.social) October 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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The best answer, however, comes from Acton herself and, more specifically, her brother in this response ad:
"Not fit to lead"; that's bottom-feeding Ramasmarmy all right.
(h/t LGM)
(Photo: He won't be smiling after election day / Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
