Goodwin says the ad should not have run
Michele GoodwinGeorgetown law professor and host of Fifteen Minutes of Feminism
Goodwin criticizes the advertisement as debasing and questions the officials who defended it.
“an ad that is so debasing and unworthy of being run”
Interview
Where this statement fits
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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Interview
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Full podcast transcript with Goodwin and Donegan discussing the advertisement, childhood abuse and political accountability.
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Goodwin introduces an episode about the election and attacks on women candidates.
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She discusses Acton's account of childhood trauma and introduces Donegan's analysis.
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Goodwin expressly condemns running the advertisement.
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