You’ve heard this narrative out of Ohio over the weekend, right? That the Democrats’ candidate for governor of that state, Amy Acton, who’s in a close race with Vivek Ramaswamy at the moment, was attacked by a right-wing lunatic?
Of course you have. It’s a really big deal — if you listen to the legacy corporate propaganda press.
For example, The Hill…
An armed man lunged at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton (D) during a Canfield, Ohio, fair on Sunday, injuring several other attendees.
Acton’s campaign shared a statement after the incident, which took place at around 2:30 p.m. at the annual Canfield Fair, located in a Youngstown suburb, NBC News reported. The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office told the outlet they have 38-year-old Patrick Havas, a Canfield resident, in custody in connection to the incident.
“While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people. Dr. Acton and Eric are grateful for the swift, decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured,” campaign communications director Addie Bullock said in the statement, referring to Acton’s husband, Eric Acton.
“This kind of violence has no place in Ohio,” Bullock continued. “Dr. Acton will always stand up to this chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another.”
Acton was not hurt and remained at the fair to attend to those injured in the attack.
Gerry Ricciutti, a spokesperson for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, told NBC that Havas approached with a cellphone set up to record Acton as she spoke at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent. He said Havas pushed through the crowd before Acton’s security detail and Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers approached him, as two people fell to the ground.
Police recovered two handguns and brass knuckles on the scene, though the man did not wield any of these items in the confrontation, they said.
Gosh. Sounds serious.
I mean, not really. It’s not like Butler, or what happened to Lee Zeldin when he was running for governor of New York. But Serious, You Guys.