Republicans condemn ad

Ohio Republicans warn Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother is mudslinging gone too far.

Ramaswamy refuses apology

Ramaswamy has refused to apologize for funding the ad about his opponent, Amy Acton, who holds a moderate lead in polls.

Ad features mother's criticism

The commercial shows Acton’s mother calling her daughter a liar with a serious problem.

“a liar”

Opposition response

Casey Putsch called the ad manipulation and said he will vote for Acton in the upcoming election.

Criticism from Republicans

Ohio Senator Jon Husted, conservative pundit Scott Jennings, and Nikki Haley criticized the ad for being risky and inappropriate.

“extremely risky”