Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee in Ohio’s governor race, responded for the first time to a controversial campaign ad from her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, that featured her estranged mother calling her a liar.

“A sad thing, and I feel like it was an exploitative thing to do. My mother is not well,” Acton told CBS affiliate WBNS. “So, I think it’s despicable.”

In another interview with CNN, Acton noted how “many people are outraged by this because so many people have experienced some sort of trauma or abuse in their lives.”

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