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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ideas Are So Bad His Supporters Hope It’s Fake

Columbus, Ohio- After Vivek Ramaswamy was slammed for his out-of-touch video suggesting that making school year round was the best way to help working families, his supporters claimed the video was fake. Ramaswamy deleted and reposted the video in a desperate attempt at damage control, but confirmed the video was real.

“Even Ramaswamy’s biggest supporters know what voters across the state are learning now: Ramaswamy is a billionaire who doesn’t understand what Ohioans are going through while he’s flying cross country on a private jet,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “His policies are clearly out-of-touch and wrong for Ohio, which is why his biggest fans embarrassingly thought his video was AI.”

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The New Republic: Dem Shares Vivek Ramaswamy Video So Dumb, His Fans Think It’s AI

  • MAGA Republicans accused a Democrat running against Vivek Ramawamy for Ohio governor of posting an AI-generated video of the DOGE czar-for-a-day pitching a truly terrible policy idea. Too bad for them, because the video was actually real.
  • Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, a Democratic primary candidate for governor in Ohio, shared a clip on X Monday that showed Ramaswamy pitching an outrageous idea to lower the cost of childcare.
  • “Make parenting more affordable by making school year-round and going to four o’clock instead of three o’clock, so you don’t have to pay for childcare,” Ramaswamy said in the video.
  • That proposal was so blatantly bad that Republicans immediately started to accuse Acton of sharing a fake video. Far-right commentator Tim Pool claimed on his show Tuesday that the video Acton shared was AI and that the audio had been “replaced.”
  • It turns out, the only one manipulating the video was Ramaswamy. The full video was originally posted to Ramaswamy’s social media accounts before being removed. Another version of the video was later reposted without the Republican’s plan to extend school hours, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

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What Ohioans Are Reading: Jon Husted Voted 8 Times Against Lowering Health Care Costs

Columbus, Ohio — Jon Husted is trying to rewrite his record after he already voted eight times this year against lowering health care costs. Because of Husted’s health care crisis, premiums are set to skyrocket for more than half a million Ohioans.

Husted claims the ACA tax credits have done “nothing to drive down the cost of health care” and are “not the way to go about it” — even as Ohio families brace for premiums that could double or triple next year.

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MeidasTouch News: Jon Husted Claims to Support Extending ACA Subsidies After Voting to Kill Them Eight Times

  • U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) said while speaking at Columbus State this week that he hoped to find a bipartisan solution to extending ACA health insurance subsidies which are now scheduled to be cancelled as part of the Republican plan to reopen the federal government. 
  • But Husted had the opportunity to extend the ACA subsidies multiple times during the government shutdown debate and repeatedly voted against them.
  • Husted has been a staunch opponent of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, for his short time in the U.S. Senate, and voted against extending premium subsidies eight times as part of the Republican bill to reopen the government.
  • The expiration of those subsidies will result in insurance premiums increasing for Americans by 100%-150%
  • Husted said that ACA subsidies were a temporary bailout of a failed Obamacare system.
  • Husted claimed, without evidence, that there may be as much as $30 billion in fraud from ACA subsidies.
  • ACA subsidies help 583,000 Ohioans afford health insurance. At a time when Americans are already struggling to make ends meet in a failing Trump economy, Jon Husted voted repeatedly to skyrocket the cost of healthcare for his constituents.

Heartland Signal: Months of opposition ignored: Husted performs U-turn on ACA tax credit extension

  • On Monday, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) called for a bipartisan solution on extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, contradicting months of voting and speaking out against extension attempts.
  • Husted’s words are a complete reversal of his actions and words over the last year. During a radio interview on “The Brian Thomas Morning Show” last month, Husted referred to the ACA tax credits as a “pandemic failure” and that they do nothing to drive down the cost of health care.
  • If the tax credits expire at the end of 2025, health insurance premiums are expected to significantly increase for millions of Americans. Average premiums in Ohio are projected to spike by 83%.
  • When asked if he could do something to extend the subsidies by Spectrum News, Husted opted to blame the Democrats for their temporary solution.

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On National Rural Health Day, Ohioans Face Closing Hospitals Under Jon Husted’s Health Care Crisis

Columbus, Ohio — On National Rural Health Day, rural communities across Ohio are sounding the alarm about devastating health care cuts championed by Senator Jon Husted. Husted cast the deciding vote for the largest cut to Medicaid in history, ripping coverage from 490,000 Ohioans and putting at least eleven rural Ohio hospitals on the brink of closure.

Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde released the following statement:

“Jon Husted’s health care cuts are pushing rural hospitals over the edge and ripping health care away from nearly half a million Ohioans. Rural families deserve better than a politician that will vote to gut their healthcare — all to give massive tax breaks for billionaires and corporations.”

Jon Husted Championed Devastating Cuts to Rural Hospitals:

  • Jon Husted championed devastating cuts to health care to fund tax breaks for billionaires and corporations — ripping coverage from 490,000 Ohioans and putting at least eleven rural Ohio hospitals on the brink of closure.
  • Jon Husted called the cuts to health care “purposeful” and said he “loves doing that kind of stuff,” even as families, seniors, and rural communities across Ohio face losing life saving coverage.
  • While Husted is now claiming he is open to a bipartisan solution to extend the ACA tax credits, he voted eight times this year against proposals that would protect affordable health care and claimed the ACA tax credits are “not the way to go about it.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy Breaks Nearly Two Years of Silence to Lie About Epstein Files

Columbus, Ohio- Ohioans have grown used to Vivek Ramaswamy’s string of lies as he desperately attempts to walk back his stance on releasing the Epstein files. He called for the release of the files 11 times while running for president, then went silent for nearly two years. 

“Ohioans need a governor who will stand up for them even when it’s not easy. Vivek Ramaswamy shouldn’t need a permission slip to speak out against sexual abuse,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “When asked about the Epstein files Ramaswamy ran away from reporters and laughably claimed he’s focused on ‘state issues’ while flying to campaign stops in Virginia and New Jersey on his private jet. His 11th hour admission that exposing pedophiles is something he supports will be seen by voters as the transparent political calculation that it is.”

This isn’t even the first time Ramaswamy has desperately tried to backpedal away from his out-of-touch stances. He already revealed his true feelings about Ohioans when he called them “lazy” and “mediocre and has not apologized. Even his own party knows Ramaswamy is deeply out of touch with Ohioans and voters will reject him in 2026.

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Ohio Families Brace for Skyrocketing Premiums Thanks to Husted’s Health Care Crisis

Columbus, Ohio — With health care premiums set to skyrocket for more than half a million Ohioans, Jon Husted is now claiming he is open to a bipartisan solution to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. But his record tells a different story: Husted has voted eight times this year against proposals that would protect affordable health care for Ohio families.

Husted has claimed the ACA tax credits have done “nothing to drive down the cost of health care” and are “not the way to go about it” — even as Ohio families brace for premiums that could double or triple next year.

See For Yourself the Effects of Husted’s Health Care Crisis:

WSYX: Ohio families could see ACA premiums double in 2026

  • Thousands of Ohio families who rely on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for health insurance could soon see their premiums double if Congress fails to renew a key federal subsidy set to expire next year.
  • The enhanced premium tax credits, federal subsidies that help millions of Americans afford health coverage, are scheduled to end in 2025. Without action from lawmakers, many Ohioans could face steep cost increases as early as 2026.
  • According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, more than 500,000 Ohioans received enhanced premium tax credits this year. A report from KFF estimates that average monthly premiums could rise from about $888 in 2025 to more than $1,900 in 2026 if the subsidies lapse.
  • For families like Deshauna and Jordan Pugh, who lost their jobs in October, the uncertainty around ACA premiums adds to growing financial strain. “I’m seeing people post their insurance prices going up $2,000 a month,” Deshauna said.
  • A spokesperson for [Senator] Jon Husted said the ACA “has failed to make healthcare more affordable.”

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