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If style, grace and truth were the recipe of the world's most delicious soup, Trump would be a fork. Claiming to feed the nation, he would appear working furiously at that bowl. The nation would starve as he forked it up, fed himself and was still Trump.

-- Canfield

Approximately 90 million has been taken from our National Parks' revenue for 47's selfish vanity projects aided by the Interior secretary. This denies essential maintenance, improvements and safety within the parks that are visited by millions of Americans and international travelers. Every whim by this president is a disaster and embarrassment from the Reflecting Pool, demolition at the White House for a ballroom, despicable/rude plaques beneath prior presidential portraits, and the classless, tacky Oval Office. Never before have we seen such shameful conduct.

-- Canfield

Trump most likely has no idea how many "orders" or what he signed when he took office; after gutting almost all of NIH in 2025, he signed an order to reduce work on women's

health (which had been signed by Joe Biden in 2024). Yet, recently with his wife, he has now signed a new order for women's health. It is all a joke with this man. To him women are second-class citizens.

-- Liberty

OMG! Politics without moral conscience, character or attitude. Did Donna Arthur get paid for her performance chastising her daughter Amy Acton? Sad. Disgusting. Many will vote without checking the facts.

-- Campbell

Tonight I witnessed a high school game marred by severely one-sided officiating and unchecked dangerous plays. Multiple players suffered injuries from takedowns without a single penalty, culminating in an ambulance ride while the referees remained completely unaware until alerted by the crowd. Parents and spectators are held to high standards of behavior, but we deserve a reasonably fair and safe game in return. Officials are responsible for player safety, and last night, they failed the kids.

-- Girard

Any Republican candidate endorsed by this president will mean more of the same. Just look at his incompetent Cabinet choices from AG, DOD, HHS, and Homeland Security. If you want this to CHANGE, make it HAPPEN and VOTE!

-- Canfield

Wondering how much Ramaswamy had to pay Amy Acton's "mother" to speak against her daughter. Totally disgusting. Thanks to Vindy for setting the record straight!

-- Boardman

How low can Ramaswamy go? Despicable ads against Amy Acton are reprehensible. Acton and her brother were victims of neglect, physical and sexual abuse.Her mother stayed with this monster stepfather. How dare Ramaswamy put out this horrific ad. Does he have no shame? Another ad has a woman saying she may lose her home. Her convicted child abuser husband is in the background then suddenly removed. Don't forget Jon Husted voted to keep the Epstein files blocked. Vote Acton and Brown.

-- Poland

Interesting that Pete Hegseth and Todd Blanche have the same scowling brow. It's similar to Cro Magnon (CM) men who were physically strong, just a tad smarter than monkeys, and savage as animals. Of course, CM was an animal unless you square evolution as the same thing as creationism. The latter view would label them animals.

-- Canfield

Anyone who believes that Amy Acton closed schools and businesses should know better. Gov. DeWine said it was his decision. What happened in Ohio was happening all over the country. The woman who was crying on the TV ad about not being able to afford her house if Acton gets elected better think about how she is going to pay for her medical bills if Ramaswamy gets elected. He will cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He said they were mistakes.

-- Youngstown

We hear a lot about affordability this election season. We all know gas prices are high. There's an interesting fact that most people probably don't know. Retail sales are up almost 10%. If people are struggling so much, why are they spending more? Maybe people should change how they spend if they're truly struggling.

-- Hubbard

Did Amy Acton get abused? If so, that would be awful and leave her with issues. Or did Amy not get her way and she made accusations to try to force her wants? Not someone I would trust in either case. Sherrod Brown thinks Jon Husted built 200 data centers in less than two years? No. Amy owns shares of data centers? And knocking data centers as our own tradespeople have said could be built providing jobs and built to eliminate the objections

-- Lowellville

Well, Ramaswamy and the Republicans have reached new lows on the shamelessness scale. A new ad featuring Amy Acton's mother calling her a liar has surfaced. Acton's father was charged with sexual abuse of her, and her mother supported him, not her daughter. Now, two weeks before the election, BILLIONAIRE Vivek has dug this pathetic woman up to make this despicable ad. Is there any shame or decency at all in the Republican Party?

-- Youngstown

A president is supposed to unite the country, not divide it. Trump is for anyone who worships him, and against anyone who doesn't. He has pardoned 1,500 criminals who attacked our nation's Capitol because they were obeying his orders to overturn the election. He cowers to Putin and Xi, but is a tough guy to Canada and Europe. He humiliates female journalists when they ask him tough questions, because he is too weak to answer them truthfully. Trump is a typical bully, a despicable, pathetic man.

-- Youngstown

Would you vote for a president who has 34 felonies? Would you vote for a pedophile, a narcissist who incited the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, pardoned those rioters, is Putin's puppet, put high tariffs on countries causing higher inflation, is a racist, and has cut out SNAP insurance for poor people? Would you vote for someone who lied when he said he won the 2020 election, has a foul mouth, alienates our allies, broke our Constitution, and had ICE terrorize and kill innocent people? Is life better under Trump?

-- Boardman

The campaign ad featuring Donna Arthur is beyond despicable. The only person condoning this ad are Ramaswamy and the president. Both men find it acceptable to use a woman who chose her abusive husband over the welfare of her minor children to destroy an opponent. If elected governor, imagine what this man would do to eliminate anyone who disagrees with him. He can promise all kinds of things, but this shows a different side. Is this what we want for Ohio?

-- Youngstown

"I, Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, pursuant to the authority granted to me in R.C. 3701.13 to "make special orders … for preventing the spread of contagious or infectious diseases" Order the following to prevent the spread of COVID-19 into the State of Ohio: 1. Stay at home or place of residence …" Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHOOD/2020/03/22/file_attachments/1407840/Stay%20Home%20Order.pdf

-- Girard

Vivek's ad with Acton's mother is despicable. Like Trump, he lacks empathy. Imagine how bad he can be as governor of Ohio. He and Trump can revictimize every child rape victim in our state. If this is what you want then you should vote for Vivek. And you might as well vote for Jon Husted, too. since he supports Trump. who's been found liable for sexual abuse and is still hiding the Epstein files.

-- Campbell

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