An Ohio restaurant that welcomed Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for a campaign stop found itself at the center of an ugly political backlash, and some furious locals are showing little sympathy.
P.J. Marley’s, a popular burger restaurant in Medina, hosted Ramaswamy and other Republican candidates on October 31 after owners Patty and Jon Stahl had already agreed to the event.
The problem was what happened before Ramaswamy arrived. His campaign released a controversial attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton calling her a liar. What the ad did not explain was that Acton was 12 when her stepfather was charged with raping her, and that her mother sided with him…