Obama and Ohio Democrat Amy Acton slam Ramaswamy attack ad

MS NOW · CBS News and CBS News report that former President Barack Obama joined Democrats in Cleveland on Saturday to condemn an advertisement from Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy. The spot features the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton, and has become a national flashpoint ten days before Election Day. CNN, for its part, covers only a Sunday interview in which Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro called Vice President JD Vance "pathetically weak" for defending the ad.

In the ad, Donna Arthur calls her daughter a liar. CBS News adds that it also insinuates mental health problems. Acton has long described childhood homelessness and abuse, and court records show her stepfather was charged with rape before he fled. Ramaswamy says the video had nothing to do with childhood abuse. President Donald Trump defended it as well, and CBS News says Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and other Republican leaders want it pulled.

Obama said public officials should meet a standard of decency. Acton accused Ramaswamy of exploiting her past, and appeared alongside Sherrod Brown, who is challenging Senator Jon Husted. MS NOW · CBS News says Cook Political Report now rates the governor's race lean Democrat.

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