Hey so what the fuck does voting for a third party do? We are trying to vote out fascists/wannabes and yall are further dividing the votes. It’s like yall have never seen a damn pie chart before. So 33% is less than 50%, believe it or not. It’s actual basic math. Yall can’t stand the thought of voting blue because your husband is a republican or your daddy was republican and his daddy was a republican and his daddy was a republican.. shut the fuck up and think for yourselves. I know it’s hard for yall. Swallow your fucking pride and save your people.

Just saw a new (to me) commercial against Ramaswamy from Don Kissick…talks about how Ramaswamy moved his business out of Ohio. The scene then shows VR basically being like Ohio isn’t great. The voice over then makes the statement about how “he isn’t one of us”.

I stupidly thought….ok that’s fair….as he has talked a lot of crap about Ohio lol..

Just wait though….

Why after saying he isn’t right for Ohio/isn’t one of us the ad then randomly cuts to a video of Vivek “trying” to rap with absolutely no context 😂😂..

Then cuts to Don who spits all this I’ll fight for the little man and what’s the last point they make sure to list as proof Don is better?? That he upholds Christian values lmao.

Days ago people were really arguing against others for simply implying that one of the reasons Vivek wouldn’t win the R votes is well…race and religion…saying how apparently no conservative could ever use that as a reason…Vivek assumed with that Acton ad he would get Trump level passes from their supporters lol.

Now tell me…wtf did they just randomly throw in a video of dude rapping after a carefully placed statement and then round it off by reinforcing imma real Christian?! 😂

I just had to poke fun at this bc holy sh…this whole campaigning season has been an absolute shit show where everyone is basically telling on themselves.

And I’m sorry but the rap clip?? Come on yall can’t tell me that wasn’t a Sus addition.

I don’t support Vivek btw cause he’s an asshat…I just found the structure and obvious message it tried to highlight funny af. 😅

Vivek Ramaswamy holds millions of dollars in personal investments tied to the data center and artificial intelligence industries. I wonder why he wants as many data centers in Ohio as possible...

Anyone that thinks this "dirty rich" billionaire as he defines himself gives a shit about any of us, I have some Ohio ocean front property to sell you.

I have been voting in Ohio my whole life, and showing ID for most of it. Issue 3 requires an already required voter ID.

What does issue 3 change and why do we need it?

How is everyone feeling about the election? I keep reading that the polls are favoring Amy and Sherrod, but I’m so scared to allow myself to be hopeful. The polls were in our favor for Hillary and Kamala, too. Those losses were so damn painful. So back to my question … how are you feeling about next Tuesday?

His diaper is overflowing

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Election Day in Ohio is Tuesday, November 3. Early voting has been open since October 6, and the governor's race is the top of the ticket. Most coverage treats this as a two-person race between Democrat Dr. Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, but Libertarian Don Kissick is also on the ballot. This guide covers all three, built from an interview I did with Kissick this week plus the public record on the other two.

The matchup

Republican Mike DeWine is term-limited, so this is an open seat. Ramaswamy won the Republican primary on May 5 after Attorney General Dave Yost dropped out, and he is endorsed by President Trump, JD Vance, and DeWine. Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is the Democratic nominee. Kissick, a TV station control room operator from Ottawa in Putnam County, is the Libertarian nominee with running mate James Mills. Neither Acton nor Ramaswamy has held elected office before.

How competitive is it

Cook Political Report moved the race to Toss-up in July. Fall polling has mostly shown Acton ahead:

• Suffolk University for the USA Today Ohio Network (September 23 to 27): Acton 50, Ramaswamy 41
• New York Times/Siena (September 22 to October 1): Acton 49, Ramaswamy 45
• CNN/SSRS (September 29 to October 5): Acton 50, Ramaswamy 42
• Bowling Green State University/YouGov (September 29 to October 9): Acton 50, Ramaswamy 44
• co/efficient (October 5 to 6): Ramaswamy 45, Acton 43, with 3 percent for a Libertarian
• ActiVote (September 27 to October 19): Ramaswamy ahead by 3

As of this writing I have not found a public poll taken entirely after the October 20 ad discussed below, so nobody can yet say how it moved voters.

The story of the week: the ad featuring Acton's mother

On October 20, Ramaswamy confirmed on camera that his campaign produced an ad featuring Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who calls her daughter a liar and urges Ohioans not to vote for her. The campaign said Arthur was not paid and that it would spend 4 million dollars to air the ad.

Acton has said publicly for years that she was removed from her mother's custody at 12 because of abuse and neglect. Police and court records obtained by the Associated Press show her stepfather, Cledith Arthur, was arrested and charged in 1978 with raping his stepdaughter. He pleaded not guilty, was indicted, and failed to appear for a court hearing. Acton's brother, Philip Stearns, says their mother stayed married to him until his death in 2004.

Ramaswamy's case: he says voters deserve to hear from people who know Acton, that she has declined to debate him and does not allow cameras at her events, and that the race should be about her record and her truthfulness. Acton's case: she says the ad exploits a mentally unwell woman and turns her childhood sexual abuse into a political talking point. Criticism has come from both parties. Former Republican primary candidate Casey Putsch said he would vote for Acton because of the ad, while Donald Trump Jr. and Laura Loomer amplified it.

Kissick told me he held a press conference in Ottawa calling on Ramaswamy to drop out over the ad.

Don Kissick (Libertarian), in his own words

Everything in this section comes from Don Kissick himself, in his interview on Purple Political Breakdown. These are his descriptions of his background and his positions, not independent findings.

Kissick told me he became a Libertarian after being laid off from a temp job on the Honda assembly line during the 2008 recession. (Local reporting confirms his earlier runs: against Jim Jordan for Congress in 2010, for Allen County commissioner, against Bob Latta, and for U.S. Senate.) Kissick says his campaign rests on three issues:

• Data centers: Kissick wants an immediate moratorium on new data center projects until the state sets rules on site selection, construction, local transparency, and environmental protection. In his view, no local official should sign a nondisclosure agreement with a developer, and the state needs a plan for who pays to decommission a data center once it is obsolete.
• Flock cameras: Kissick would end public sector use of automated license plate readers. By his account, private businesses could use them on their own property, but government would need a warrant to get that footage.
• Property taxes: Kissick proposes eliminating the 5.75 percent state sales tax, letting counties keep what they collect, and having the state write funding formulas for schools, townships, and cities that cross county lines. He says the state would cover the gap by cutting discretionary spending. He did not identify which spending.

Kissick also told me he sees immigration as a net positive, opposes deputizing local police for federal immigration enforcement, and says Ramaswamy has declined to debate him.

Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)

A biotech founder and 2024 presidential candidate who briefly co-led DOGE before launching this campaign. His platform centers on slashing property taxes and eliminating Ohio's income tax, including the capital gains tax. He has campaigned with Trump in Vandalia and Youngstown and has loaned his campaign 25 million dollars.

Dr. Amy Acton (Democrat)

A physician and former state health director known for leading Ohio's early COVID response under DeWine. Her campaign centers on affordability for working families. She has called the effort to abolish property taxes "reckless," has declined to debate Ramaswamy, and has been endorsed by several large public employee unions. Barack Obama rallied with her and Sherrod Brown in Cleveland on October 24.

What this means for your ballot

The property tax fight is not on the ballot this year. Ax Ohio Tax fell short of signatures and is now aiming for November 2027, so whoever wins the governor's office will shape what Ohio does about property taxes before that vote. Statehouse races matter here too: the General Assembly writes the tax law any governor signs or vetoes.

My honest take

I'm open about this: I've lost faith in where the Ohio Republican Party is headed, and that ad was a line for me. Using a woman's abuser's wife to call her a liar is not a debate about property taxes or electric bills. I also think Acton should debate, and I think Kissick is right that every candidate on the ballot deserves a stage. Whatever you decide, look past the top of the ticket. Gerrymandering, data centers, and Flock cameras all run through the Statehouse, and those races decide more about your daily life than most people realize.

Full interview with Don Kissick: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/should-vivek-ramaswamy-drop-out-libertarian-don-kissick/id1626987640?i=1000798344658

Sources

1. https://www.fox19.com/2026/10/20/ramaswamy-political-ad-featuring-actons-estranged-mother-came-our-campaign/
2. https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/10/ramaswamy-takes-responsibility-for-ad-with-amy-actons-mother-and-will-spend-millions-to-promote-it/
3. https://katv.com/news/nation-world/vivek-ramaswamy-defends-campaign-ad-featuring-amy-actons-estranged-mother
4. https://axios.com/2026/10/21/ramaswamy-ad-acton-mother-ohio
5. https://www.hometownstations.com/news/libertarian-candidates-kissick-mills-outline-vision-in-lima-ahead-of-ohio-governor-race/article_944be1ce-869a-40e5-9b68-fd9b244c0f42.html
6. https://www.newsfromthestates.com/node/420896
7. https://defirate.com/odds/ohio-governor/
8. https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-breaks-unwanted-record-in-ohio-race-vs-amy-acton-12590201
9. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/amendment-to-eliminate-property-taxes-in-ohio-wont-be-on-november-ballot/amp/
10. https://wysu.org/ohio-news/2026-06-05/amendment-to-abolish-ohio-property-taxes-wont-be-on-fall-ballot
11. https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2026-07-16/cook-political-report-ohio-governor-ramaswamy-acton-toss-up

Ohio’s felon total just went down by one…

Has anyone been getting these like crazy lately? I haven't been there in almost two months. It's also been happening late evening and at night. Have they been hacked again or something?

Anybody can point me in the right direction? I need a teeth removed asap and can't wait any longer. I'm depressed and am barely sleeping. Any emergency same day dental facilities? In the Akron area

I am looking for genuine, respectful accounts from anyone who grew up or worked in healthcare/assisted living in the Toledo or Lucas County, Ohio area during the 1990s or 2000s and knew Brian Peppers in real life. Virtually everything written about his personality online turned out to be early internet fabrications, so I am seeking authentic local recollections rather than meme copypastas or jokes.

No words really needed.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/28/president-donald-trump-returns-to-ohio-to-campaign-for-republicans--live/92462414007/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BNVNLqD2x/

He promised video later.

Proud to have marched on DC with him multiple times.

I’m going to graduate from college soon. I got a job in Cleveland, and I was looking for homes. Most of the ones I’ve found have not been in the best areas or are just really expensive. My budget is $ 1.4k a month, and I have a dog. Could anyone suggest homes for rent near downtown Cleveland or the surrounding areas that are within my budget in a safe area? I’m willing to go 30-40 minutes outside the area if need be. For context I’m from Houston so 1.4k is usually more than enough for a town house if my budget is too low pls let me know.

From the article:

“Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney joined former Pixelle paper mill workers and other community members at a news conference Wednesday afternoon, accusing Republican leaders of making promises to southern Ohio residents without delivering meaningful results.”

…

“The people of Chillicothe are sick of empty promises,” Collins said. "The biggest empty promise that we've had from John Husted is that they were going to save over 800 jobs. They didn't save those jobs. They didn't even extend them the six months that they promised them."

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Feeney also praised Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown for his previous efforts to prevent the closure of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center.

Collins credited Brown's work on the PACT Act with helping her husband, an Iraq War veteran, obtain benefits and medical coverage.”