New attack ad targeting Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton features her estranged mother
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[0:00] And now to a new attack ad that could
[0:02] turn the governor's race in the
[0:03] battleground state of Ohio even uglier.
[0:06] The new video posted on social media
[0:09] spotlights Democratic candidate Dr. Amy
[0:11] Actton's estranged mother. And while
[0:14] it's not clear who actually produced the
[0:17] ad, it features Actton's mom calling her
[0:20] daughter a liar.
[0:22] >> People can change, but first they have
[0:25] to tell the truth. And my daughter still
[0:27] isn't doing that. Don't vote for people
[0:30] who lie. Don't let her become your
[0:32] governor.
[0:34] Now, Actton's Republican opponent, VC
[0:36] Ramaswami, did not support or condemn
[0:39] the ad, but his campaign released a
[0:41] statement in part saying, "We don't know
[0:43] what happened between Amy and her mother
[0:46] who first spoke out about Amy in 2020,
[0:49] but we know that Amy Actton is a serial
[0:52] fabulist who has