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Ohio Democrat’s family criticizes Vivek Ramaswamy for bringing up estranged mother in gubernatorial ad

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Amy Acton’s brother calls campaigning on his sister’s sexual abuse from their mother’s husband ‘a despicable low’ The family of Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, is criticizing her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy for using Acton’s estranged mother in a recently released c

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Both outlets center on Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother, and both frame the family’s criticism as the main news hook. The Guardian US is the only one to foreground the family’s objection in more detail, including a brother’s comment calling it “a despicable low” and its mention of sexual abuse, while CNN’s headline is more neutral and the extract simply notes that the ad is controversial.

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