NG Nick Gillespie Host of Reason Interview pod, editor at large at Reason, coauthor of Declaration of Independents, literature Ph.D., former teen mag editor. "...is to libertaria...

“The governor's race is a dog's breakfast buffet of terrible, rotten choices. Democrat Amy Acton, whose record as Ohio's health director during COVID inspired the nickname "Dr. Lockdown," is likely to win because she is running against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy … However bad the ad itself was, Ramaswamy's initial doubling down on it and then further vocal support from President Trump and Vice President Vance have all but killed his chances.”

The Compleat Nick Gillespie · October 2026

Context

Libertarian writer Nick Gillespie in his Substack, October 30, 2026, on the Ohio governor's race. The ad he refers to is Ramaswamy's late-campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother.

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