Aaron Fritschner criticizes the Acton mother advertisement
Aaron FritschnerDeputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative Don Beyer, posting personally
Fritschner calls Ramaswamy's conduct monstrous and predicts enormous backlash for his campaign.
“An insanely monstrous thing for Vivek Ramaswamy to have done and a colossal screwup by his campaign that will backfire enormously”
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Ramaswamy's campaign defends using Amy Acton's estranged mother in an attack ad
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign produced an advertisement in which Amy Acton's estranged mother accuses her of lying. Acton says Ramaswamy took advantage of her mother, and the campaign defends its attack on Acton's credibility. Critics from both parties condemn the tactic, while Laura Loomer defends it.
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Aaron Fritschner's post comments on using Amy Acton's estranged mother in the attack advertisement. Fritschner quotes Sam Stein's assessment of the advertisement and the response from Acton's brother.
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The article identifies Ham's post as a response to the Acton advertisement and embeds it. Its early account of unknown sponsorship predates Ramaswamy's later confirmation.
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Fritschner quotes Sam Stein's post saying Acton's release of a response from her brother makes Stein think the ad will become even more of a backfire.
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In the quoted post, Stein also says Ramaswamy has painted himself as a sleaze while elevating the story of Acton's upbringing.
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Relative to the campaign's use of Acton's mother in the ad, Fritschner calls it monstrous and predicts it will backfire enormously.
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