'Vile' attack on Dem candidate poised to blow up in MAGA hopeful’s face: GOP strategist

A controversial video in which the estranged mother of Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton tears into her own daughter is likely to backfire on Acton’s Republican opponent, one prominent GOP strategist warned.A video that spread on social media Tuesday features a woman identifying herself as Acton’s mother, who goes on to call her own daughter a “liar” who “can’t help” Ohioans. She also explicitly urges Ohio voters not to vote for Acton.Acton has claimed to have been abused by her stepfather, who was previously accused of molestation, when she was between 9 and 12. Acton’s mother and stepfather were criminally charged for abuse at a time when the family was living in a tent outside Youngstown. The two skipped town while out on bond, and Acton moved in with her father.The controversial video appears as though it’s a campaign ad, but an analysis by Newsweek couldn’t identify when it...