Hajjar says Ohio voters deserve a policy debate instead
Carine HajjarWashington Post editorial board member, on CNN This Morning
Hajjar says Ohio voters facing tariffs and inflation deserve a substantive policy debate, and calls the race very nasty.
“They deserve a substantive policy debate, not -- I mean, this is the culmination of what has been, actually, a very nasty race in Ohio for a while now.”
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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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Audie Cornish discusses the ad with Noel King, Luke Thomas and Carine Hajjar. CNN labels the transcript a rush copy subject to revision.
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The panel discusses Republican criticism of the ad and whether voters will punish candidates who object.
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Hajjar contrasts the ad with Ramaswamy's earlier focus on policy arguments.
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The matter under scrutiny is the Ramaswamy campaign's ad using Acton's estranged mother. Carine Hajjar criticizes the ad or the decision to promote it.
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Read the full caseRamaswamy says the ad concerns lying rather than childhood abuse
“It had nothing to do with childhood abuse.”Read statement
Thomas calls the ad poor campaign strategy
“But the thing is, it's also just strategically poor. Vivek had much higher negatives relative to Acton before the polling started and when this ad came out. I can only imagine that's going to exacerbate, in a sense.”Read statement
King says Ramaswamy has gone off the rails with the ad
“He has had his enemies. He has also, I think, along the way, convinced a lot of people. And in this instance, I think he is simply -- he's off the rails.”Read statement
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