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July 10, 2026
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Dr. Amy Acton on The Last Word: “Ohio is Absolutely in Play”
COLUMBUS, OH– Yesterday, following an eventful July 4th weekend featuring energetic stops across Ohio and polls showing the governor’s race neck-and-neck, Dr. Acton appeared on MS NOW’s The Last Word to discuss her campaign’s growing momentum, her historic grassroots support, and her commitment to lower costs for Ohio families.
WATCH: Dr. Amy Acton on MS NOW’s The Last Word
- “I’m an Ohio girl through and through, and I spent my 250th in places like Marietta, Ohio, the oldest settlement and the oldest city in our state, Dayton and Athens, Ohio. And you really can’t put words to the fact that my opponent literally got on his corporate jet and headed to Paris, not Paris, Ohio… but Paris, France.”
- “I’ve been traveling the state of Ohio now for two and a half years, going places, quite frankly, Democrats have not been in a while, listening deeply to the people of Ohio. We see record crowds showing up.”
- “95% of what everyone is talking about no one would disagree on. It absolutely is the cost of everyday life: Housing is too expensive. Rent, no one can afford. Our electric bills are going up. Mine went up 140 bucks last summer. Child care is unaffordable. Health care costs. We have hospitals closing everywhere.”
- “I’ve spent my life working with whoever wants to solve things, and I can’t say this enough. Ohioans are longing for change.”
- “…And I can tell you, Ohio is absolutely in play.”
- “I’m up against a self-funding billionaire who is not just out of touch. He is out for himself, but we are outraising him the last two quarters. We’ve been tied or ahead in every poll, and it is a people powered movement.”
- “We are going to tell Mr. Ramaswamy in no uncertain terms in November that you can’t buy this state, you can’t buy Ohio, and you can’t buy us.”
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