Vivek Ramaswamy is bad publicity: Ohio venues cancel campaign events amid backlash over ad featuring Amy Acton's mother; people leave one-star review on Google

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Ghosh, P. (2026, October 26). Vivek Ramaswamy is bad publicity: Ohio venues cancel campaign events amid backlash over ad featuring Amy Acton's mother; people leave one-star review on Google. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/vivek-ramaswamy-is-bad-publicity-ohio-venues-cancel-campaign-events-amid-backlash-over-ad-featuring-amy-actons-mother-people-leave-one-star-review-on-google/articleshow/135214098.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-10-26 · by Poulomi Ghosh

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is facing backlash in Ohio over a controversial advertisement targeting his Democratic rival Amy Acton and featuring her estranged mother. This reaction has led several venues to cancel events for Ramaswamy ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Business owners are receiving calls expressing disapproval, and some have posted one-star reviews on Google for locations that hosted or were scheduled to host Ramaswamy's campaign stops.
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Businesses in Ohio are canceling events for Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, due to backlash over his controversial ad campaign against Democratic opponent Amy Acton. The cancellations come just days before the November 3 midterm elections and have led some venues to receive negative reviews on Google from people expressing disapproval of hosting Ramaswamy’s events. For example, Elliot's Wood Fired Kitchen in Newark explicitly stated it would not host an event featuring him. A top Ohio Republican confirmed that business owners are concerned about potential angry phone calls, social media attacks, and customer complaints if they host the campaign tour.

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Vivek Ramaswamy says his mother was also defamed The controversy centres on a 60-second advertisement produced by Ramaswamy's campaign that features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, accusing her daughter of lying about her childhood and personal history. “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent—and it's not easy for a mother to say this—but Amy has a serious problem,” Arthur said in the advertisement.
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🔮 Elliot's Wood Fired Kitchen in Newark said in the comments section of a recent Facebook post that it would not host the Ohio GOP's planned event on Tuesday, Newsweek reported.
2026-10-26 · Times of India
Vivek Ramaswamy is bad publicity: Ohio venues cancel campaign events amid backlash over ad featuring Amy Acton's mother; people leave one-star review on Google · assertive framing

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Several venues in Ohio have withdrawn from hosting campaign events featuring Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as backlash intensifies over an advertisement targeting his Democratic rival, Amy Acton, and featuring her estranged mother. asserted
backlash → withdraw → mother
The cancellations come days before the November 3 midterm elections, as Ramaswamy faces criticism from Democrats and fellow Republicans over the campaign advertisement. asserted
Ramaswamy → come → advertisement
The Old Dog Ale House & Brewery in Delaware, Ohio, cancelled a Republican campaign event featuring Ramaswamy on Friday, according to USA Today reporter Jessie Balmert. uncertain
House → cancel → Balmert
The Ohio Republican Party said it had selected a new location for the event. asserted
it → say → event
Other businesses and event hosts have also reconsidered hosting Ramaswamy's campaign tour at their venues as people are leaving one-star reviews for these sites on Google “We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican told Zeteo, a news website founded by Mehdi Hasan. asserted
Republican → reconsider → Hasan
The report claimed that some business owners explicitly said that they don't want public anger. asserted
they → claim → anger
Elliot's Wood Fired Kitchen in Newark said in the comments section of a recent Facebook post that it would not host the Ohio GOP's planned event on Tuesday, Newsweek reported. asserted
Newsweek → say → Tuesday
The Ohio Republican Party's bus tour website now lists the location of the event as "to be announced." asserted
website → list → event
Venues that already hosted GOP events over the weekend have received a wave of one-star Google reviews, including Kick-N-Ax in Zanesville, Izzy's in Monroe, and The Local Bar Strongsville. asserted
that → host → Monroe
Some reviewers included photos of Ramaswamy at the venues. asserted
reviewers → include → venues
Vivek Ramaswamy says his mother was also defamed The controversy centres on a 60-second advertisement produced by Ramaswamy's campaign that features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, accusing her daughter of lying about her childhood and personal history. “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent—and it's not easy for a mother to say this—but Amy has a serious problem,” Arthur said in the advertisement. asserted
Arthur → say → advertisement
She lies about her past. asserted
She → lie → past
She says she grew up living in a tent. asserted
she → say → tent
She's lied her entire life,” she said Acton, a former director of the Ohio Department of Health, has spoken publicly about experiencing childhood abuse and homelessness. asserted
Acton → lie → abuse
Her brother, Philip Stearns, has defended her account of their childhood and criticized Ramaswamy for using the family's history in a political advertisement. asserted
brother → defend → advertisement
Arthur lost custody of her children decades ago after her husband, Cledith Arthur, was charged with sexually abusing Acton when she was a child. asserted
she → lose → Acton
He pleaded not guilty, was indicted by a grand jury and subsequently failed to appear in court. asserted
He → plead → court
He later died. asserted
He → die → ?
Acton has said she has not spoken to her mother since she was 12 years old. asserted
she → say → mother
The advertisement has prompted criticism from prominent Republicans, including Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who urged Ramaswamy's campaign to stop airing it. asserted
who → prompt → it
“It's wrong to run this ad,” DeWine said, describing it as “deeply, deeply troubling”. asserted
DeWine → run → it
Ramaswamy said he did not start the fight, but he is finishing it after he found himself in this fight. asserted
he → say → fight
He said his mother was also defamed to media silence. asserted
mother → say → silence
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