Ryan Smith
Role at the time: Former speaker of the Ohio House
Condemned
Statement summary
Smith calls it ridiculous to defend a horrible ad and criticize people for whining. He tells the ad's defenders to stop normalizing bad behavior and embarrassing the party.
“It is beyond ridiculous to defend a horrible ad and criticize people for whining? What happened to human decency? Stop normalizing bad behavior and embarrassing the party. Ohio deserves better than this!”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Ryan Smith criticizes the Acton advertisement and its defense
Smith adds his own criticism to a quoted post carrying video of Vance discussing Republican objections.
Why we used this label
Smith explicitly calls the ad horrible and describes its defense as normalizing bad behavior.