The worst of human depravity was exploited by this scumbag — and he belongs in jail

If you were physically and/or sexually abused as a child, as I was, then you understand the horror and extreme discomfort of having the person who assaulted you rear their ugly head in your life.It could be a dream, a momentary thought, or even worse, a picture or their physical presence. Their effect on you is life-altering, and not in a good way.That’s why what happened to Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, is so haunting, utterly offensive, and, more pointedly, disgusting. When her opponent released an ad featuring her estranged mother, including the picture and physical presence of the woman responsible for Acton’s childhood abuse, it sent a shiver up the spine of all of us who live with the trauma of another person’s actions.The 2026 midterm election cycle was widely predicted to be the moment artificial intelligence broke American political ads and social media...