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WATCH: Vivek Ramaswamy Tells Hungry Kids to Learn to Read Faster

Columbus, Ohio– Over the weekend, Vivek Ramaswamy visited a food bank in Dayton, and his message to hungry children was to learn to read faster. Here’s what he said when asked how to combat childhood hunger:

“By the end of third grade if you’re reading, you are basically statistically near impossible…to end up in poverty.”

“We shouldn’t be surprised that an out of touch billionaire who flies around on a private jet and says Ohio workers are lazy and mediocre is arguing that the root cause of childhood hunger is because kids aren’t learning how to read fast enough,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “The more Vivek Ramaswamy opens his mouth, the more Ohioans see that he simply doesn’t understand what they’re struggling with and his endless stream of nonsense is designed to distract from the fact that as Governor he would make life better for billionaires like himself while the rest of us continue struggling with the cost of living.”

Ramaswamy already revealed his true feelings about Ohioans when he called them “lazy” and “mediocre.” He wants to gut public education and dismantle teachers’ unions. Even his own party knows Ramaswmy is deeply out of touch with Ohioans and voters will reject him in 2026.

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Jon Husted Once Again Refuses to Support Releasing Epstein Files

Husted Has Already Voted to Keep Epstein Files Secret

Columbus, Ohio — Yesterday, Senator Jon Husted again refused to support efforts to end the cover up of files related to convicted pedophile and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when asked on NewsNation. In September, Husted voted to block a bipartisan proposal in the Senate to make the files public, betraying Ohioans’ right to the truth.

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

“After already voting to conceal the Epstein files earlier this year, Jon Husted is still refusing to stand with victims of horrific crimes and hold abusers accountable. Once again, Husted is siding with billionaires and the rich and powerful to keep their secrets hidden — instead of fighting for justice and transparency.”

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As Epstein Files Make Headlines Again, Ramaswamy is Still Silent

Columbus, Ohio- The Epstein files are once again making headlines as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to bring a vote on releasing the files to the floor. But Vivek Ramaswamy is still silent and hiding behind a focus on “state issues” . 

His continued silence comes as new emails revealed Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffery Epstein and alleged the president knew of his conduct. 

Ramaswamy called himself the “first and most vocal proponent of releasing the Epstein list” and said he would release the client list “without exception.” But since Ramaswamy began seeking Donald Trump’s support, he’s gone silent, refused to return requests for comment, and finally issued a bizarre statement about focusing on “state issues” while weighing in on elections in Virginia and New Jersey.

Ohioans deserve answers. From Ramaswamy, it’s just more silence.

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What Ohioans Are Reading: Ohio Families Are Facing Higher Costs Under Jon Husted

Columbus, Ohio — From farmers to small businesses, Ohioans are facing higher costs and lost profits because of Jon Husted’s reckless tariffs. Instead of fighting to lower costs, Husted has doubled down, saying that critics “are wrong” about the tariffs, they “haven’t affected the economy negatively,” and “the policies are working.”

See for yourself:

WYSO: Some Northeast Ohio businesses say continued tariffs may cause them to close

  • Federally imposed tariffs are causing such a strain on some local businesses that some say they might have to soon close.
  • Owner Ami Rizek said she’s limiting price increases and putting the burden of the tariffs on the business. She said she cut staff and hours, and hasn’t taken home a paycheck for herself in months.
  • Rizek said she may have to close the store soon if the tariffs don’t end.
  • Stephen Kelbach said the same thing about his two locations of The Spice and Tea Exchange, which are locally-owned shops in Chagrin Falls and Hudson selling specialty items that Kelbach said can’t be made domestically.

TiffinOhio.net: Ohio farmers say Jon Husted-backed tariffs are driving them into the red

  • Soybean farmers across Ohio say Sen. Jon Husted’s trade policies are pushing their livelihoods to the brink, with rising costs, collapsing export markets, and mounting frustration in rural communities that once backed him.
  • Husted has defended Trump and the GOP’s tariffs as “standing up for American workers” and claimed they “haven’t affected the economy negatively.”
  • According to new U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates, soybean farmers will face a net operating loss of about $100 per acre this year, a devastating blow for one of the state’s largest export crops.
  • Higher costs for seed, fertilizer, and equipment — combined with steep declines in overseas sales — have turned what was once a stable market into a financial minefield.

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Heartland Signal: Ohio Sen. Jon Husted on fighting to weaken Medicaid: ‘I love doing that kind of stuff’

Columbus, Ohio — New reporting reveals that Jon Husted is bragging after voting for health care cuts that will strip coverage from nearly half a million Ohioans and put eleven rural hospitals on the brink of closure.

Husted called the devastating cuts “purposeful” and said he “loves doing that kind of stuff,” even as families, seniors, and rural communities across Ohio face losing life saving health care.

See for yourself:

Heartland Signal: Ohio Sen. Jon Husted on fighting to weaken Medicaid: ‘I love doing that kind of stuff’

    • While speaking to WTVN 610 news host Mark Blazor last month, Husted reiterated his support for Medicaid cuts in the bill, calling them “purposeful.”
    • “[We put] work requirements under the Medicaid program for able-bodied, healthy adults to try to restore the sanctity of that program and the work ethic for America,” Husted said on the Columbus, Ohio radio show. “These things are purposeful, Chuck [sic]. So I love fighting for those things. I love doing that kind of stuff.”
    • In practice, Trump’s reconciliation package, also known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” represents the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history.
    • These cuts will also have a negative impact on hundreds of rural hospitals, many of which rely on Medicaid funding to operate. Eleven of these hospitals are located in Ohio.
    • Husted’s office did not respond to a request to comment and elaborate on his voting record.

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