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Why are out-of-state billionaires spending tens of millions to make Vivek Ramaswamy governor?
Several have major interests in private-school expansion, artificial intelligence and the data-center economy.
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Ohio GOP amplified conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer’s attacks on Amy Acton. Hours later, she called Canfield incident ‘fake news’
The state party’s official account promoted Loomer’s attacks on Acton and credited her previous reporting.
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Armed man arrested after pushing toward Amy Acton is brother of Ramaswamy donor who quit Husted campaign
Patrick Havas, 38, was arrested Sunday while carrying two pistols and a Taser. His brother, Andrew Havas, gave more than $10,102 to Vivek Ramaswamy and resigned from Jon Husted’s campaign after scrutiny of a 2009 guilty plea in a case involving a 15-year-old.
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Registered Republican arrested after pushing toward Amy Acton while carrying two guns at Canfield Fair
Patrick Havas, 38, was jailed on assault and disorderly conduct charges after authorities said he pushed toward Acton and knocked two attendees to the ground. Voter records reviewed by TiffinOhio.net list him as a Republican.
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Armed man lunges at Amy Acton at Canfield Fair, injuring multiple people
Patrick Havas, 38, was jailed after authorities said he pushed toward the Democratic candidate for governor and knocked two people to the ground. Acton was not injured.
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Foreign-based social media operation is paying users to post pro-Ramaswamy videos, report says
An overseas political-content operation is offering extra money for favorable videos about Vivek Ramaswamy while instructing participants to conceal that they are posting from outside the United States, according to a new investigation.
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Ramaswamy refused to debate his GOP challenger. Now he says candidates who won’t debate ‘can’t lead.’
After refusing to debate Republican challenger Casey Putsch earlier this year, Vivek Ramaswamy is now attacking Amy Acton for doing the same — and claiming candidates who won’t debate “can’t lead.”
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Ramaswamy dodges gambling question after industry money backs his campaign
The Sports Betting Alliance has given $650,000 to the super PAC working to elect Vivek Ramaswamy as Ohio governor. Asked directly where he stands on expanding gambling in the state, Ramaswamy still would not say.
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For second major holiday weekend this summer, Ramaswamy is out of Ohio
The Republican nominee left Columbus for Paris on July 4. On Friday, as Labor Day weekend began, he was photographed at the U.S. Open in New York — four days after saying a trip outside Ohio was a “rare exception.”
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Former Ohio utility regulator calls Ramaswamy’s ‘free electricity’ pledge an election gimmick
A former Ohio utility regulator calls Vivek Ramaswamy’s pledge an election gimmick. An energy researcher says he does not know how it would work. Even the head of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which endorsed Ramaswamy, says the economics are too undefined to understand.
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How did Amy Acton handle Ohio’s early days of COVID? Just like Texas
A review of state health orders shows Ohio moved on schools, bars and masks around the same time as Texas and Florida, undercutting Ramaswamy's campaign attacks on Acton.
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Whistleblower ruling hits Vivek Ramaswamy at worst possible time, reviving ‘conman’ attacks weeks before voting begins
A federal judge’s refusal to dismiss a whistleblower claim against Vivek Ramaswamy is dragging allegations about his business practices back into the center of the competitive Ohio governor race.
