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DeWine refuses to campaign with Ramaswamy, won't include him among GOP's ‘really good people’

By Jen Ziegler • October 26, 2026
DeWine refuses to campaign with Ramaswamy, won't include him among GOP's ‘really good people’

Ohio's Republican governor is keeping his endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy but refusing to campaign alongside him, after condemning his attack on Democrat Amy Acton and publicly defending her honesty.

Ramaswamy pushed Acton attack ad despite warnings from his own campaign, reporters say

By Bonnie Lucas • October 24, 2026
Ramaswamy pushed Acton attack ad despite warnings from his own campaign, reporters say

Two accounts place the decision on Ramaswamy himself. A pre-release survey explicitly examined Amy Acton's childhood sexual abuse, and his campaign has since removed disputed claims from the $4 million attack.

Elected Seneca County Republican official says Gary Click 'doesn't work for the people'

By TiffinOhio.net Staff • October 24, 2026
Elected Seneca County Republican official says Gary Click 'doesn't work for the people'

Cary Theis, who defeated a county elections board member in the Republican primary, criticized the incumbent state representative beneath a Coalition of Patriots post accusing Click of trying to undermine its Vivek Ramaswamy event.

Frankart boasts about landfill deposition where he admitted making false claims

By TiffinOhio.net Staff • October 24, 2026
Frankart boasts about landfill deposition where he admitted making false claims

An October 24 questionnaire omits what the May deposition actually revealed: Frankart admitted under oath to false claims he never corrected.

Bob Latta voted against giving child sex abuse survivors a second chance to sue

By R.L. Porter • October 23, 2026
Bob Latta voted against giving child sex abuse survivors a second chance to sue

In 2006, Latta helped defeat legislation that would have allowed survivors to pursue decades-old sexual abuse claims. Twenty years later, Ohio lawmakers are trying again.

Jon Husted pulls in over $837,000 of AIPAC cash, while Sherrod Brown hasn't taken any

By Dave Miller • October 22, 2026
Jon Husted pulls in over $837,000 of AIPAC cash, while Sherrod Brown hasn't taken any

New federal records show another $289,118.93 in AIPAC-linked contributions to Husted in three months. His opponent received no money from AIPAC PAC or earmarked through its fundraising operation.

DeWine demands Ramaswamy pull $4 million attack on Acton, defends her honesty — but keeps endorsement

By Bonnie Lucas • October 22, 2026
DeWine demands Ramaswamy pull $4 million attack on Acton, defends her honesty — but keeps endorsement

Ohio's Republican governor says the ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother is wrong and should come down. He defended Acton's truthfulness from their years working together but refused to withdraw his support for Ramaswamy.

Merrin took $10,500 tied to data center financiers, including Blackstone CEO behind $10 billion Ohio project

By R.L. Porter • October 22, 2026
Merrin took $10,500 tied to data center financiers, including Blackstone CEO behind $10 billion Ohio project

New federal campaign records show $7,000 from Blackstone chief Stephen Schwarzman and his wife, plus $3,500 attributed to an AI infrastructure investor, as the Republican candidate disputes criticism of his data center record.

Ramaswamy has business ties to China’s Communist Party

By Jesse Valentine • October 22, 2026
Ramaswamy has business ties to China’s Communist Party

CITICPE, which backed two Ramaswamy-founded biotech firms, kept ties to a CEO whose father reportedly helped censor Uyghur genocide coverage online.

Ramaswamy campaigns on election integrity after his presidential campaign submitted forged signatures of dead voters

By Jen Ziegler • October 22, 2026
Ramaswamy campaigns on election integrity after his presidential campaign submitted forged signatures of dead voters

Rhode Island election officials found deceased voters’ names on petitions collected for Ramaswamy in 2024. An Ohio woman involved had 17 forgery convictions, and his campaign acknowledged deliberate forgery by a contractor’s worker.

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