Amy Acton's opponent has spent over 120,000,000 dollars on attack ads against her.
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The Parnas PerspectiveOct 26, 2026
The sources do not show Ramaswamy personally spending over $120 million on attack ads against Acton.
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… They want us to solve the things of everyday life, and right now there's no more breathing room out here from the cost of everything. It's just not adding up. And, and so we keep saying, you know, I've known this was a fight. My opponent, you know, he's a serial liar. He's been doing this. He's spent over 120,000,000 against me and lies and attack ads that were already, you know, below the pale, just beyond measure. But the fact is, they keep mistaking kindness for weakness, and I think that is our biggest mistake. Kindness is a fierce commitment to seeing the humanity in one another. When I grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, you know, we helped each other out. …
The Parnas Perspective · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Reporting on Ramaswamy's own campaign shows far less than $120 million in ad spending: more than $35 million on media and TV placements through mid-October, and nearly $80 million in total campaign spending, which includes non-advertising categories.[1][2]
Supports. AdImpact data reported by The Hill says GOP-aligned groups had spent more than $100 million on ads for the Ohio governor race as of early October, which is close to the claimed figure but covers outside groups and the race generally, not attack ads against Acton alone.[3]
Context. An October 26 opinion column states Ramaswamy spent over $120 million to defeat Acton, but this is an opinion piece without a documented breakdown, and Acton's own cited figure is $110 million.[4][5]
Context. Super PAC V-PAC reported $14.2 million in advertising over a comparable period, and the campaign's direct ad spending was about $12 million in one report, showing the totals depend heavily on which spenders and reporting periods are counted.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 5 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1Ohio governor race brings historic fundraising, ad revenuenbc4i.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2Final Ohio campaign finance report shows Amy Acton raising more ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Acton fundraising surges following controversial adthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4I've seen this before. Vile ad will be boomerang that hits Ramaswamy where it hurtsdispatch.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Dr. Amy Acton discusses run to become governor, attack ad featuring estranged motherwosu.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Outside groups pour hundreds of millions into Ohio races for governor, U.S. Senatecrainscleveland.com · not rated · cited for: context
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