The Ramaswamy ad's content influenced the Cleveland Plain Dealer to reverse its endorsement of a candidate.

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) o...

Kyle Griffin The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party. We are better than this. We have a responsibility to show it. Today we endorse Democrat Amy Acton for governor."

"Reversing its ban on political endorsements because it could not remain silent, Ohio’s biggest newspaper endorsed Democrat Amy Acton over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for governor. The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote that Ramaswamy’s use of an ad exploiting Acton’s traumatic youth 'crossed a line. A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend',”: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cleveland-plain-dealer-endorses-democrat-amy-acton-over-vivek-ramaswamy_n_6adf199ee4b0320e45d33d30?origin=home-whats-happening-unit copy: @renewedresistance