{"id":78604,"date":"2026-09-12T13:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/dem-handlers-lash-out-when-ramaswamy-staffer-confronts-their-boss-about-debate-no-pictures\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:55:13","slug":"dem-handlers-lash-out-when-ramaswamy-staffer-confronts-their-boss-about-debate-no-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/dem-handlers-lash-out-when-ramaswamy-staffer-confronts-their-boss-about-debate-no-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem handlers lash out when Ramaswamy staffer confronts their boss about debate: \u2018No pictures\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campaign personnel for Amy Acton, Ohio\u2019s former health director and Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, got into a confrontation with a Republican political activist wielding a camera last Saturday at one of Acton\u2019s campaign<\/a> events in Harrison, Ohio.<\/p>\n

When the cameraman approached Acton, asking her why she continued to decline invitations to debate her Republican challenger, Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>, her staff quickly rushed in to block him off from Acton.<\/p>\n

The video, which shows Acton walking away from the interviewer, adds to criticisms from Ramaswamy\u2019s camp that she hasn\u2019t given a good answer for why she isn\u2019t willing to do a debate as both candidates enter the homestretch of their campaigns.<\/p>\n

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“Dr. Amy Acton, why do you refuse to debate your opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy?” the interviewer asked.<\/p>\n

“No photos, no videos,” the staff repeated. “I said \u2014 no pictures, no interviews.”<\/p>\n

At one point in the confrontation, Acton\u2019s staff seemed to have bumped into the cameraman, jolting his camera out of frame and prompting him to ask them to be “careful.”<\/p>\n

Acton did not respond to the questions.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, after Ramaswamy accepted a debate invitation from CNN, Acton\u2019s campaign told local media<\/a> she would not accept.<\/p>\n

“Dr. Acton\u2019s focus is on talking with Ohioans, not platforming a scam artist who spreads baseless lies about her and her family, uses AI to falsely paint her as someone with a substance abuse problem, and shames Dr. Acton for being sexually abused as a child while Vivek stands with predators and abusers,” a campaign spokesperson said in a Sept. 2 statement.<\/p>\n

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The response refers to a series of Republican attacks: her role in Ohio\u2019s COVID response, a verbal domestic dispute in 2019 that she had while intoxicated, and AI-generated campaign ads<\/a> that replaced her car\u2019s license plate with a “drunk mom” tag. It also nods to Ramaswamy\u2019s quiet posture toward releasing the Epstein files at the outset of his gubernatorial campaign.<\/p>\n

In his response, Ramaswamy ignored Acton\u2019s needling.<\/p>\n

He seized on her decision, calling into question her qualifications to lead the state as its top executive while, at the same time, refusing to press her case on a debate stage.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s too bad for Ohio voters that Acton won\u2019t take voter questions, won\u2019t debate, quit after failing as Ohio\u2019s health director, and has some serious issues now surfaced in multiple police reports,” Ramaswamy said in a post to social media.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Acton\u2019s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital about her interaction with the interviewer last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Having cleared the Ohio Democratic primary, Acton will face off against Ramaswamy in the state\u2019s general election<\/a> on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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