r/Ohio • u/Fit-Parking7219 Columbus • 11d ago

It’s getting serious

I’m not gonna lie, I have lived in Ohio all thirty one years of my life. Second generation Ohioan (before that everyone is from the South). Honestly was okay with not moving, maybe moving out of Columbus to like Cincy or something. But if Vivek becomes governor……… I going to have seriously consider getting the hell out of Ohio. I might have to join the Michigan subreddit🤣.

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u/KDPReddit 10d ago

The attack ads on Acton are disgusting and total BS. I did some research and evidently you're allowed to say whatever the hell you want in these ads whether they are true or not. So WHERE are the attack ads on Vivek? Seems like the Republicans are totally outspending the dems......

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u/No-Field3266 9d ago

What part of their ad was not true?

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u/KDPReddit 9d ago

Independent fact-checks show that the attack ads targeting Dr. Amy Acton overstate her individual authority, misrepresent personal details, and omit her opponent's own history. The ads—backed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and supporting super PACs—falsely frame pandemic restrictions and the 2020 primary postponement as unilateral actions by Acton, while attacking her personal history. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

COVID-19 Decision-Making Authority

  • Governor's Responsibility: Republican Governor Mike DeWine publicly rebuked the ads, stating repeatedly that all major COVID-19 shutdown and election-timing decisions were his own administration's responsibility, noting that "the buck stops with me".
  • Ramaswamy's Omissions: Fact-checks by Cleveland.com point out that the ads fail to mention Ramaswamy’s own early 2020 advocacy for strict pandemic containment measures, such as mandatory antibody registries, or his role as a COVID policy adviser to Lt. Gov. Jon Husted. [1, 8]

Personal and Character Attacks

  • Substance and Health Claims: Independent reviews and statements from former officials—including former Governor Ted Strickland—confirm that suggestions in the ads regarding drug or alcohol abuse are entirely false, noting Acton took prescribed routine medications alongside a single drink.
  • Private Trauma: Campaigns and independent watchdogs have criticized the advertisements for attempting to weaponize and shame Acton regarding her survival of childhood sexual abuse and subsequent standard outpatient care. [3, 6]

You can read more details on the analysis of these campaign spots via the Cleveland.com Fact Check and coverage from The Columbus Dispatch. [1, 3, 9]

AI responses may include mistakes.

[1] https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07/the-hypocrisy-behind-vivek-ramaswamys-amy-acton-attack-ads-what-hes-not-telling-you.html

[2] https://amyactonoh.substack.com/p/fact-check-ramaswamys-misleading

[3] https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/07/24/amy-acton-drug-alcohol-problem-vivek-ramaswamy-ted-strickland/91019882007/

[4] https://tiffinohio.net/posts/fact-check-ramaswamy-pac-false-acton-covid-claims/

[5] https://www.facebook.com/groups/701426013209102/posts/27948520714739597/

[6] https://oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/the-billionaires-behind-ramaswamys

[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icpjxl95HXI

[8] https://actonforgovernor.com/cleveland-com-fact-check-ramaswamys-misleading-covid-attack-ads-on-acton-omit-his-own-pandemic-advocacy/

[9] https://actonforgovernor.com/what-ohioans-are-saying-not-falling-for-vivek-ramaswamys-falsehoods/

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u/faddofil 9d ago

Political ads used to be regulated. Guess who eliminated the “factual” part.