This Week in #OHGov: Lies, Scams, and Terrible Policy Plans

This Week in #OHGov: Lies, Scams, and Terrible Policy Plans

August 28, 2026

Columbus, Ohio- Lying Vivek Ramaswamy had another terrible week as Ohioans once again saw through his lies and scams. He stood alongside an alleged abuser, was called out for his data center & social security scams, and got caught blatantly spreading lies in a campaign ad. With 67 days to go until Election Day, it's clear Ohioans can't trust Vivek Ramaswamy.

CAUGHT RED-HANDED: New reporting from The Columbus Dispatch caught Vivek Ramaswamy in yet another lie on his desperate quest to scam as many Ohioans as possible. Ramaswamy's ad features Linda Caudill, a longtime GOP operative, who blames Dr. Acton for her mother's death, but records show the woman lived and died in Kentucky and passed away six weeks after Dr. Acton stepped down as Ohio Health Director.

Ramaswamy's campaign is getting increasingly desperate to lie and scam its way through the rest of the campaign. Ohioans can't trust Vivek Ramaswamy.

The Quiet Part Out Loud: A new audio recording obtained by HuffPost reveals that Vivek Ramaswamy still supports alleged abuser and disgraced Congressman Max Miller and is even continuing to tout an endorsement from Miller on his campaign website. Miller is accused of violent behavior toward multiple women, in addition to verbal abuse. Injuries to his 2-year-old daughter were investigated by police earlier this year.

PUCO Pain: On Sunday, Cleveland.com published an opinion piece by Ashley Brown, a former ten-year commissioner on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), calling Vivek Ramaswamy's data center plan a "political stunt." Brown writes that Ramaswamy's plan is "unsustainable," lacks "any foundation in policy or reality," and would actually raise costs and would "not benefit Ohioans."

Social Security Scam: New reporting from The Ohio Independent details how Vivek Ramaswamy wants to privatize Social Security and "leave Ohioans with less retirement income and increased healthcare costs." Ramaswamy wants to gamble with our Social Security to line his own pockets. He isn't just out of touch; he's clearly only out for himself.

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