# Amy Acton condemns Ramaswamy ad featuring her estranged mother

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/this-is-despicable-amy-acton-responds-to-ohio-attack-ad-featuring-her-estranged-mother/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:40:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:52:21+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6z981l59wnwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Offbeat, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Acton calls Ramaswamy’s ad featuring her estranged mother despicable.
- The ad has prompted backlash from figures in both parties.
- A pre-ad poll showed Acton narrowly ahead of Ramaswamy.

## Summary

Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton has condemned a campaign ad by Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy that features her estranged mother accusing her of lying. The ad has provoked criticism and drawn national attention to the race, with Ohio’s outgoing Republican governor, Mike DeWine, reportedly calling it deeply troubling and urging that it be removed.

The ad omits the history that Acton’s stepfather was charged with raping her as a child; he fled before trial and was never prosecuted. Acton and her brother were removed from their mother’s custody, and Acton says she last saw her mother in court in 1978. Ramaswamy said his campaign would spend $4 million airing the ad, while Ohio’s secretary of state is reviewing complaints that it may initially have lacked a required funding disclaimer. A poll taken before the ad put Acton one percentage point ahead, within the margin of error; the election is on 3 November.

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