Jim Renacci urges Republicans to distance themselves from Ramaswamy's ad
Jim RenacciFormer U.S. representative from Ohio
Renacci urges Republicans to distance themselves from the ad and tells Ramaswamy to stop defending it. He warns that continuing to defend it could harm the campaign.
“And any Republican who fails to distance themselves from this ad risks taking on water as well. I have to give Jon Husted credit. He said he would not have run the ad. That was the right response. While he stopped short of outright condemning it, he made his position clear. Vivek Ramaswamy needs to pivot, and quickly. Stop defending the ad and start talking about his policies, his vision for Ohio, and why he believes he is the better candidate.”
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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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Renacci argues that defending the ad risks harming Republican candidates. The electoral consequences he describes are predictions.
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Renacci opened his post by predicting that the controversy could damage the Republican campaign for governor.
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He wrote that he saw nothing good coming from doubling down and that voters can turn sympathetic toward a candidate they believe has been treated unfairly.
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Renacci urges Republicans to distance themselves from the ad, calls Husted's statement that he would not have run it the right response and tells Ramaswamy to stop defending it. His objection is mostly about strategy, but it rejects the ad.
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