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The Bottom has a Basement
Author: Raine Date: 10/22/2026 13:28:55

That's today's Republican party. Morality be damned. Never back down. Never apologize. Double down. You know who else has those characteristics?

Abusers.

You know who else does?

Enablers.

By now, you've heard about the ad accusing gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton of lying -- by her estranged mother.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy released a campaign ad in which his Democratic competitor’s mother calls her daughter a “liar” and warns voters not to support her for Ohio governor.

“Don’t vote for people who lie,” Donna Arthur says in the ad. “Don’t let her become your governor. If you think she’ll make your life better, you’re fooling yourself. It will only get worse.”

Not mentioned in the video: That Democrat Amy Acton, 60, has been estranged from her mother since she was a child in the 1970s, after Acton’s stepfather was charged with sexual abuse.

The ad is bad in and of itself. I heard Vivek took responsibility for the ad, but I have not heard a condemnation from him. Our Vice President on the other hand:

WOW -- Vance *defends* Ramaswamy's reprehensible ad

Q: Ramaswamy's campaign put out a controversial ad featuring his opponent's mother. Some Republicans are backing away from that. Do you think that ad was appropriate?

JD VANCE: Well, I'll be honest with you. Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern. My concern is who is gonna govern. I have to admit I'm a little bit disgusted when I see Republicans who are whining more about that ad than they are about what the Democrats want to do.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 21, 2026

He doubled down later at a campaign rally.

JD Vance: "Now the media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and call Amy Acton a liar"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM

This is the father of 4 children, one of them a girl. This is a so-called devout catholic.they really are a party that protects and enables it's own pedofiles. and has no problem smearing a woman who, from the age of 9 until 12 years was raped by her mother husband. He mother sided with the rapist (she stayed with him until he died). The majority of this party is ok with it.

AND one of them is a heartbeat away from being President. "Politics is a tough business, and my message to my fellow elected Republicans is: if you actually believe in the things you say you believe in, stop whining about an advertisement," Vance said

I guess Vivek really does believe that defending abusers is ok. The Vice President certainly enabled him. Bankrupt of morality, they are trying to make child rape acceptable. Using a disturbed mother to do so is just the rotten fruit on top of it.