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Columbus, Ohio — In case you missed it, professional scammer and liar Vivek Ramaswamy was caught distorting the truth again when an ad from his campaign was fact-checked. Ramaswamy’s ad featured a notorious Ohio Republican activist lying about how her mother passed away. 

But the Columbus Dispatch revealed her mother spent her entire life in Kentucky, died in Kentucky, and passed away six weeks after Dr. Acton stepped down as health director in a completely different state.

Here’s what Ohioans are reading about Ramaswamy’s latest lie:

Columbus Dispatch: Records dispute key claim in Ramaswamy ad targeting Acton

• A new ad from Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign features a GOP activist who blames Amy Acton for isolating her late mother during the COVID-19 pandemic, but records show the woman lived in Kentucky and died weeks after Ohio ended its stay-at-home order.

TiffinOhio.net: Fact check: Ramaswamy ad blames Acton for death of woman who lived and died in Kentucky, not Ohio

• Vivek Ramaswamy’s newest television ad asks Ohio voters to blame Amy Acton for a woman’s isolation and death without telling them a central fact: the woman was a Kentucky resident who died in Kentucky.

WEWS: Dr. Amy Acton responds to attack ads about alcohol, COVID death

• In another ad by the Ramaswamy campaign, a local Cincinnati GOP official, Linda Caudill, tells the story of how her mother died alone in a nursing home due to the COVID stay-at-home order. As it turns out, public records show that the mother lived and died in Kentucky, two months after the stay-at-home order was lifted. This was six weeks after Acton had already resigned. 

• In addition, the stay-at-home order that Gov. Mike DeWine put into place, and takes credit for, had exceptions for those taking care of elderly loved ones.

• “It’s a lie; it’s a complete fabrication,” Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, who endorsed Acton, said. “I think it speaks volumes to the type of person that Vivek Ramaswamy is and the type of governor he will be, that he’s going to lie, cheat, and steal his way to the governor’s office.”

 Cincinnati Enquirer: Don’t let Ramaswamy’s false attack on Amy Acton fool you | Letter

• While we have come to expect political ads to be exaggerations and deceptions, this ad goes too far.

• Caudill’s assertions that she can never forgive Acton may be true, but not for the reason she claims. As a Trump delegate, Caudill is unlikely to ever support Acton. But her attempt to pull on our heartstrings by depicting Acton as a heartless villain is pure deceit.

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NBC News: Republican concerns mount as Sen. Jon Husted navigates a tricky race in Ohio

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Shocking new reporting from NBC News shows that Republicans are deeply concerned about Jon Husted’s failing Senate campaign. Republicans say Husted’s campaign is “getting thrashed” and that Husted’s “negatives are spiking” as Ohioans learn more about how his corruption has sent costs soaring for Ohio families.

Recent Fox News polling has Husted down 8% to Sherrod Brown, and even conservative commentators are blasting Husted’s failing campaign. 

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

“Jon Husted’s failing campaign is such a disaster that even Ohio Republicans are worried. Ohioans are learning the truth about how Husted led the charge to bring hundreds of data centers to Ohio, is at the center of the largest bribery scandal in state history, and voted to keep the Epstein files secret. No amount of spin can fix this dumpster fire.” 

Read more:

NBC News: Republican concerns mount as Sen. Jon Husted navigates a tricky race in Ohio

• In conversations with NBC News, seven Republicans who are closely following the race and are experienced in Ohio campaigns expressed varying levels of anxiety about the effort that Husted is waging.

• These people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly assess the race, pointed in part to a difficult climate for GOP candidates hamstrung by President Donald Trump’s unpopular war with Iran, a related rise in gas prices and broader affordability concerns. They also complained about Husted’s message in response to these challenges and what they view as a struggle to defend himself against attacks.

• Husted’s latest Senate campaign finance report — filed about two weeks before he filed his gubernatorial fund’s report — showed the account with $6.8 million less than Brown had reported having on hand. A recent Fox News poll found Brown leading Husted, who was viewed unfavorably by 53% of the respondents.

• “He’s been getting thrashed,” a GOP operative working to preserve the party’s Senate majority said of Husted. “And his negatives are spiking.”
• Husted’s campaign to keep the seat has encountered other bumps. Democrats have fixated on what they characterize as an insulting answer to a question about his Upward Mobility Act, a bill aimed at restructuring welfare-related programs.

• “People living in poverty,” Husted said in March on a podcast produced by the conservative Sutherland Institute, are “not very experienced at navigating the real world.”

• More recently, Husted faced criticism after the NRSC produced a Husted-authorized ad focused on illegal immigration that featured a photo of a family killed in an Ohio highway crash earlier this year. Relatives of the family said they were not consulted and that the NRSC did not have permission to use the photo in the ad, which is no longer on air.

• Schroeder, the state party official, acknowledged that the headlines about the NRSC data center memo and immigration ad were not helpful for Husted.

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COLUMBUS, OH – In a new opinion piece, candidate for Ohio Treasurer Seth Walsh is making clear that as Ohio Republicans lay out the red carpet for the data centers that drive up electricity bills, he is running to defend Ohio families from the harmful deals that threaten our communities and raise costs for Ohioans. In his new op-ed in the Newark Advocate, Walsh slams Republican candidate for Treasurer Jay Edwards for backing policies that eliminate corporate taxes for data centers as Ohioans’ energy bills continue to skyrocket. While Edwards has “supported data center projects and defended using state dollars to incentivize them,” Walsh has “been outspoken against the special treatment Ohio has given data centers” and pledges to “demand strong protections for ratepayers” as Ohio’s next Treasurer.

This isn’t the first time that Jay Edwards has gotten cozy with corporations lining their pockets. Edwards voted for the FirstEnergy bailout, House Bill 6 and was included in reporting from the FirstEnergy trial. As Jay Edwards continues to fight for corporations and raise Ohioans’ costs, read more from Seth Walsh on how he will fight for Ohio families as Treasurer: 

Newark Advocate: State treasurer candidate says Ohio can be pro-business without data center sellouts

• As I campaign across Ohio to become the state’s next treasurer, residents everywhere are angry that our statewide elected leaders have sold out our state to multinational data center companies. And they should be.
• My opponent in the race for Ohio Treasurer was a central figure in the $1.3 billion FirstEnergy bailout, and what became the largest corruption scandal in Ohio’s history. Every month, Ohioans are paying higher energy rates because of his failed leadership. On the campaign trail, he’s supported data center projects and defended using state dollars to incentivize them.
• We can be pro-business growth in Ohio without writing blank checks to out-of-state tech companies. That’s my record in Cincinnati, and that’s what I’ll do as Treasurer of Ohio.
   

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Columbus, Ohio- After Vivek Ramaswamy was caught standing with alleged abuser Max Miller in audio obtained by HuffPost, Ohioans across the state are reading all about how Ramaswamy can’t be trusted to protect Ohio families, continuing a pattern of standing with Epstein associates, abusers and criminals.  

Miller is accused of violent behavior toward multiple women, and injuries to his 2-year-old daughter were investigated by police earlier this year. Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, Miller’s former father-in-law, said, “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them.”

In Print: 

HuffPost: Vivek Ramaswamy Tells Voter He Supports Max Miller To Preserve GOP Power 

DailyMail: Leaked audio reveals where Ohio governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy stands on congressman accused of abusing his wife and 2-year-old

TiffinOhio.net: Ramaswamy breaks silence on Max Miller, supports him fully: Preserving GOP control is ‘most important’

The Downballot: Morning Digest: Thought Max Miller would become a GOP pariah? Nope.

RawStory: Vivek Ramaswamy caught on audio defending GOP candidate accused of domestic abuse

Ok Magazine: Vivek Ramaswamy Says ‘This Is the Most Important Election’ for Keeping GOP Control While Defending Candidate Accused of Domestic Violence

Online: 

@HQNewsNow: Unearthed audio: Ohio Republican Gov. candidate Vivek Ramaswamy saying he supports GOP Rep. Max Miller despite allegations of domestic abuse against his wife and 2-year-old daughter

@MikeNellis: They deserve what’s coming to them in November

@DavidPepper: He’s just a creep. Completely unfit for public office.

@Students4Amy: “‘All questions are fair game,’ Ramaswamy said. But he interrupted and shut down a question from a woman who asked about Ramaswamy’s support for U.S. Rep. Max Miller.”

@JohnGorman: Vivek Ramaswamy has shown his true character and conviction by continuing to support Rep. Max Miller’s campaign for reelection to U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 7th Congressional District.

@TiffinOhioNews: NEW: Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was caught in a recording admitting that he continues to support U.S. Rep. Max Miller, who has been accused of domestic abuse, because maintaining Republican control of Congress and Ohio is important.

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“We’re going to feel this now, and we’re going to feel it for decades into the future.”

COLUMBUS, OH – As Trump escalates his trade war with longtime ally Canada, new reporting is emphasizing just how much of a liability Trump’s tariffs could be for Ohio Republicans in the final sprint towards Election Day. While Max Miller, Mike Turner, and Mike Carey have voted repeatedly to rubber stamp Trump’s sweeping tariffs, experts are sounding the alarm on the devastating impacts a trade war could have on our state, emphasizing that, “trade wars are destructive. They’re going to make goods more expensive, which is going to make people in Ohio, especially low-income people in Ohio, poorer. They’re going to cost jobs, which is going to end up impacting families today, and also the children in those families and their future prospects.”

“Donald Trump promised Ohioans he would lower costs ‘on day one,’ but with the help of Max Miller, Mike Turner, and Mike Carey, is raising prices and squeezing Ohio families with reckless and deeply unpopular tariffs,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde. “At a time when Ohioans are already grappling with skyrocketing prices at the pump and the checkout counter, Trump and Washington Republicans are forcing us deeper into a trade war and showing just how little they care about Ohio families – and Ohioans will hold them accountable for it in November.” 

Despite Max Miller claiming that the economy is “actually doing very well right now,” recent analysis has made clear that Donald Trump’s disastrous economic policies could have “metastasized and spread to infect Republican candidates on the November ballot in swing states and districts.” Read some of the latest on how Trump’s trade war has become a liability for Ohio Republicans:

Ohio Capital Journal: How will a trade war with Canada affect Ohio?
Ohio’s economy could take a significant hit after Canadian leaders announced retaliatory tariffs Tuesday… “Trade wars are destructive,” Moore said. “They’re going to make goods more expensive, which is going to make people in Ohio, especially low-income people in Ohio, poorer. They’re going to cost jobs, which is going to end up impacting families today, and also the children in those families and their future prospects.” “We’re going to feel this now,” he added, “and we’re going to feel it for decades into the future.”

CNN: Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Canada as Trade War Escalates
The dramatic collapse of U.S. Canadian tariff talks is spurring a full-out trade war. And President Trump’s control of the Senate may be a casualty… The six toss-up states that will determine control of the U.S. Senate do rely on trade with America’s northern neighbor. Michigan, for example. Look at that. It shares a border and totaled $65 billion in trade with Canada just last year. A lot of that from the auto industry. Then look at Ohio, which boasted a $34 billion trade relationship with Canada last year, making Canada by far its top export partner. 

NOTUS: Trump’s Trade War Gives Republicans Another Midterm Headache
President Donald Trump’s latest trade policies are creating new political headaches for Republicans, threatening their efforts to address voters’ economic concerns less than three months from the midterm elections… Trump’s policies are also putting Republican candidates on the defensive in Michigan, Ohio and Alaska, states that count Canada as an important trading partner.

The Hill: Trump’s tariff war with Canada threatens GOP candidates in border battlegrounds
President Trump’s tariff war with Canada is putting vulnerable GOP candidates in border states in a precarious position about 10 weeks out from the midterms, with economic anxiety already running high… Adrian Hemond, a Michigan-based Democratic strategist, said that Michigan, especially, and Ohio rely on trade with Canada more than other states. “The President’s ego may have disastrous effects for Republicans politically, but there’s no question that the economic results for Michigan and Ohio will be disastrous,” Hemond said.

Washington Examiner: Canada trade war puts border state Republicans on defense: ‘Not helpful’
A renewed trade war with Canada is bleeding into the midterm elections as Democrats use the economic volatility to woo voters concerned about the cost of living this fall. Those warnings are loudest in border states that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill, including Michigan, Ohio, and Maine, where Democrats are targeting vulnerable incumbents and their voting records in Congress.

Newsweek: Map Shows Senate Battlegrounds Hit Hardest by Canada Tariffs
Ohio exported approximately $21.8 billion worth of goods to Canada, making its northern neighbor the state’s largest international trading partner, experts say…Moving forward, tariffs could become a particularly sensitive issue in industrial communities where businesses rely on Canadian customers or imports.

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