{"id":2693653,"date":"2026-10-29T21:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T01:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-pulls-controversial-ad-featuring-amy-actons-estranged-mother\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T01:19:02","slug":"ramaswamy-pulls-controversial-ad-featuring-amy-actons-estranged-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-pulls-controversial-ad-featuring-amy-actons-estranged-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy pulls controversial ad featuring Amy Acton&#8217;s estranged mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Framaswamy-pulls-controversial-ad-featuring-amy-actons-estranged-mother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2693653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\" aria-labelledby=\"wex-article-title\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1141\">Ohio<\/a> Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2872\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> has pulled the controversial ad that dominated news headlines on the state\u2019s gubernatorial race since last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/2113247499439739219\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/2113247499439739219\">attack ad<\/a> featured Democratic candidate Amy Acton\u2019s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who called her daughter a \u201cliar\u201d to make the case that she is unfit to serve as governor of Ohio. Ramaswamy quickly faced bipartisan rebuke for weaponizing the mother, who has a questionable record of her own, against his opponent.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4773383\/vivek-ramaswamy-ad-amy-acton-estranged-mother\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                         <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                      <\/div>\n<h3>Ramaswamy pours $4 million into ad featuring Amy Acton\u2019s estranged mother<\/h3>\n<p>                     <\/a>                 <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4687696\/ramaswamy-acton-ohio-governor-race-baggage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                         <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                      <\/div>\n<h3>Ramaswamy and Acton turn past baggage into ammunition in Ohio governor\u2019s race<\/h3>\n<p>                     <\/a>                 <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4628448\/acton-fundraising-matches-ramaswamy-democrats-ohio-polling\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                         <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                      <\/div>\n<h3>Acton\u2019s fundraising matches Ramaswamy as Democrats see hope in Ohio polling<\/h3>\n<p>                     <\/a>                 <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>#mos-d526c61f-0059-4e9b-9fa7-afe88104d7a0 > section { display: none; 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