Attack Ad Featuring Candidate’s Mother Turns Ohio Governor’s Race Even Uglier
Topics: Ohio Politics
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- NYT reports: “A Republican ad features Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her daughter a liar. The two have not spoken since Dr. Acton’s mother backed her husband after his arrest on rape charges.”
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