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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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Ohio Capital Journal: As he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator’s wife was invested in it

COLUMBUS, OHIO — New reporting shows that Jon Husted and his wife had invested in thousands of dollars of Intel stock while he was working to advance a massive Intel project in Ohio. Husted has refused to take a position on banning stock trading for Members of Congress and their families. 

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

“Jon Husted refuses to ban stock trading in Congress because he’s personally enriching himself while having access to insider information. While Ohio families are struggling to afford the basics, Husted is cashing in while in office. Ohioans deserve a Senator focused on making life better for them — not enriching themselves.”

See For Yourself:

Ohio Capital Journal: As he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator’s wife was invested in it

• Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s wife had as much as $15,000 invested in the struggling Intel megaproject in New Albany as her husband worked to push it forward, financial disclosures show.

• At least since Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Husted to the Senate at the beginning of 2025, Husted has had communications with Intel about potential deals with other businesses to revive the project.

• Husted, a Republican, also said he pushed the Trump administration to make its controversial $9 billion taxpayer investment in the beleaguered chipmaker last year.

• News of the investment and the potential deals substantially increased the value of Intel stock when it became public.

• Husted’s communications team didn’t respond to questions for this story — including whether he thought trading of individual stocks by members of Congress should be banned.

Read more about Jon Husted’s corruption:

• NBC 4 Columbus reported that Husted refused to back a stock trading ban for members of Congress, while reporting that his wife had investments of up to $15,000 in Intel Corporation stock.

• In a recent interview, Husted admitted to meeting with Intel about the status of the company’s Ohio manufacturing project, suggesting he had access to non-public information.

• Husted’s personal financial disclosure revealed that he profited off of nearly $60,000 in stock sales as part of an insider deal with Heartland Bank. 

• Husted has long been under fire for secretly joining the board of Heartland Bank while serving as Lt. Governor, in a move that was called “loaded with potential conflicts of interest.”

• As Husted profits off insider information, he 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- Lying Vivek Ramaswamy had another terrible week as Ohioans once again saw through his lies and scams. He stood alongside an alleged abuser, was called out for his data center & social security scams, and got caught blatantly spreading lies in a campaign ad. With 67 days to go until Election Day, it’s clear Ohioans can’t trust Vivek Ramaswamy.

CAUGHT RED-HANDED: New reporting from The Columbus Dispatch caught Vivek Ramaswamy in yet another lie on his desperate quest to scam as many Ohioans as possible. Ramaswamy’s ad features Linda Caudill, a longtime GOP operative, who blames Dr. Acton for her mother’s death, but records show the woman lived and died in Kentucky and passed away six weeks after Dr. Acton stepped down as Ohio Health Director.

Ramaswamy’s campaign is getting increasingly desperate to lie and scam its way through the rest of the campaign. Ohioans can’t trust Vivek Ramaswamy.

The Quiet Part Out Loud: A new audio recording obtained by HuffPost reveals that Vivek Ramaswamy still supports alleged abuser and disgraced Congressman Max Miller and is even continuing to tout an endorsement from Miller on his campaign website. Miller is accused of violent behavior toward multiple women, in addition to verbal abuse. Injuries to his 2-year-old daughter were investigated by police earlier this year.

PUCO Pain: On Sunday, Cleveland.com published an opinion piece by Ashley Brown, a former ten-year commissioner on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), calling Vivek Ramaswamy’s data center plan a “political stunt.” Brown writes that Ramaswamy’s plan is “unsustainable,” lacks “any foundation in policy or reality,” and would actually raise costs and would “not benefit Ohioans.”

Social Security Scam: New reporting from The Ohio Independent details how Vivek Ramaswamy wants to privatize Social Security and “leave Ohioans with less retirement income and increased healthcare costs.” Ramaswamy wants to gamble with our Social Security to line his own pockets. He isn’t just out of touch; he’s clearly only out for himself.

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