Tommy Vietor criticizes Vance's dismissal of Republican objections to the ad
Tommy VietorPodcaster and former Obama administration spokesperson
Vietor criticized Vance for telling Republicans who objected to Ramaswamy's ad to stop complaining.
“But now @JDVance tells REPUBLICANS disgusted by @VivekGRamaswamy's ad about Amy Acton to "stop whining." Vance believes in nothing.”
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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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The author evaluates the ad or the defense of it. The quoted material provides the context for that response.
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Vietor first accused Vance of policing Democrats' rhetoric and accused Vance and his associates of getting people fired for jokes about Charlie Kirk.
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The attached post by Kaitlan Collins reports Vance telling elected Republicans to stop objecting to the advertisement.
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Against the campaign's use of Acton's mother in the ad, Vietor criticizes Vance for dismissing Republicans' objections. His criticism addresses the defense of the tactic.
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