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Columbus, Ohio- There’s 60 days to go until the 2026 gubernatorial election, and Vivek Ramaswamy is busy spending Labor Day Weekend watching the U.S. Open after taking his private jet to New York. It’s unsurprising for Ramaswamy, who has spent nearly 40% of 2026 outside of Ohio. Just four days ago, Ramaswamy said it was “rare” for him to leave the state. 

CHECK OUT RAMASWAMY’S DAY AT THE TENNIS COURT HERE:

“Is Vivek Ramaswamy serious? There’s only 60 days until Election Day and Ohio voters are facing an affordability crisis. Instead of talking to voters who know his scam policies will raise costs for our state, he fled to his favorite city with his fellow billionaires at the U.S. Open after flying his private jet to NYC,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Back home in Ohio, there’s no love lost for Vivek Ramaswamy.”

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Gas and diesel prices are continuing to break new records in Ohio thanks to the Jon Husted-backed war in Iran.

National diesel prices hit $5.68 a gallon this morning, the highest it has been in 2026 and the highest since July 7, 2022. And gas prices in Ohio are quickly rising back up to $4 a gallon, crushing families and small businesses already struggling to make ends meet. 

While Ohioans are getting crushed, Jon Husted has also now voted thirteen times to support the expensive and unnecessary war in Iran that has sent prices soaring.

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

“Jon Husted keeps saying that he wants the Iran war to end, but has now voted thirteen times to support this endless conflict in the Middle East that is crushing Ohio families. Gas and diesel prices are surging again thanks to this Husted-backed war, and Ohio families are once again being forced to pay the price.”

While Husted keeps voting to make everything more expensive, he also can’t help himself from insulting hardworking Ohioans struggling because of his votes:

• Jon Husted has now voted thirteen times in support of the Iran War that is sending gas prices soaring.

• Husted claimed that the military operation “went very well” while admitting the war he supported “has put a strain on Americans.”

• When asked if he was okay with not knowing how long the war will last or how much taxpayer dollars will be spent, Husted replied, “it’s not really up to us.”

• When asked what he was doing to address rising gas prices for his constituents, Husted responded: “What do you want me to do?” 

• When a truck driver asked about soaring diesel costs, Husted brushed him off and responded by asking if he was comfortable with Iran being a nuclear power. 

• Husted has claimed that he thinks the war is “good news for the global economy” and going “much better than anyone thought it would.”

• Husted continues to insult struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and consistently dismisses the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their “work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet.

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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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