Ohio governor’s race between Ramaswamy and Acton turns ugly
The fight over who will be the next Ohio governor is turning ugly with accusations about fitness for office. And the election is still more than six months away.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy said the Democrat Amy Acton “he has no other vision” for the state complaining about what someone else did to him/her.” Ramaswamy posted this comment on his X account on April 14.
Acton’s side says Ramaswamy’s comment was an attempt to shame him for his traumatic childhood.
“Vivek RamaswamyHis latest comments attacking Amy – a doctor, a mother and a survivor – because sharing your experience of being sexually abused as a child isn’t just disgusting. Campaign manager Philip Stein said in a written statement: “It is unconscionable that Vivek Ramaswamy would do anything but stand with victims of sexual assault.”
Dr. Amy Acton is running as a Democrat for governor of Ohio. He is expected to face Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the November general election.
The Ramaswamy campaign said that was definitely not what he meant. Ramaswamy has repeatedly talked about rejecting victimization, writes “Nation of Victims” In 2022.
“Amy Acton is lying about what she said, just like she lied to Ohioans during Covid,” Ramaswamy campaign spokeswoman Connie Luck said. “Just watch the video or her other conversations over the last two years. This is a desperate attempt to distract from the fact that Amy Acton owes Ohioans answers to some serious questions about her past. Amy hasn’t been honest, and it doesn’t look good.”
This last flap comes right after News about the police search of Acton’s home in 2019 Due to a domestic dispute between Acton and her husband.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is entering a three-way GOP primary for governor. He is expected to oppose Democrat Amy Acton in November.
Acton’s campaign said Ramaswamy’s allies were using the “private verbal disagreement” to smear him as the race tightened.
No one was charged or arrested in the incident, which the police report said was “only a verbal altercation” and did not show “evidence of any physical violence.”
donald Trump Jr. He wrote about X: “Leftist psychopath @amyactonoh should not be running for Governor in Ohio, he should be seeking help.”
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Even though Ohio is a red state, Ramaswamy may face headwinds from the President Donald Trump‘s dislike and his decision to attack Iran. Cook Political Report In late March, he shifted the rating of the race to a Republican tilt rather than a possible GOP victory.
Acton has no primary opponent. Ramaswamy is in a three-way primary for the GOP nomination.
State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at lbischoff@usatodayco.com and @lbischoff on X.
This article first appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio governor’s race intensifies between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton
