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Hey folks,
I’m furious about this one.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is using Amy Acton’s estranged mother—and the trauma of Acton’s childhood, in an attack ad against her. And instead of condemning it, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are defending it. This isn’t normal politics. This is depravity.
[00:01:44] We get into the attack ad against Amy Acton, the painful history behind it, and why I think everyone needs to understand exactly what Republicans are weaponizing here.
[00:04:35] I react to the ad itself, and explain why, after nearly two decades in politics, this crosses a line I never imagined a major campaign would cross.
[00:07:43] We look at reporting that court records and contemporaneous accounts corroborate key parts of Acton’s story, despite the claims being made against her.
[00:10:14] J.D. Vance responds to the controversy, and somehow seems more bothered by Republicans criticizing the ad than by what the ad actually does.
[00:13:34] This becomes bigger than one disgusting campaign tactic: when do Americans finally decide enough is enough with the cruelty, corruption, desperation, and degradation of our politics?
There are campaign attacks, and then there are moments that tell you something deeper about the people seeking power. This is one of those moments. Amy Acton’s childhood trauma should never have become political ammunition, and every politician willing to defend that choice should have to answer for it. We have a chance to reject this kind of politics at the ballot box. If you value independent media that refuses to normalize cruelty like this, help me keep fighting.
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With urgency,
—Mike
