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Attack Ad Featuring Candidate’s Mother Turns Ohio Governor’s Race Even Uglier
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A new attack ad in the Ohio governor's race features Amy Acton's estranged mother accusing her of dishonesty, sparking controversy amid an already contentious campaign.
- Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate, has publicly shared her history of childhood sexual abuse by her stepfather, who was indicted but fled before trial and died in 2004.
- Republicans praised the ad as a significant development, while Democrats and Acton's family members condemned it as a low blow in the campaign.
- Attempts to verify police and court records from the 1970s related to the abuse allegations have been inconclusive, though the Acton campaign presented some legal documents supporting the indictment and flight of the stepfather.
