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Is Amy Acton at Odds With Her Own Party?

Ohio’s gubernatorial election is less than two months away, and Democrat Amy Acton has been making headlines for stances that may seem at odds with her party, including on cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Is it a tactic?

An Aug. 26 headline from News 5 Cleveland noted how “Democrat Acton supports ICE collaboration” with a framing of how she “is breaking from her party … “

“We always work with the federal law enforcement, and we will do so—whatever it takes to keep Ohioans safe,” Acton, who had been asked specifically about ICE officers, said. “We need to hold anyone who comes to our state to the same standards of professionalism that we expect of our public safety officers, and I will always fight for that.”

The Daily Signal spoke with two Ohio strategists, Republican Matt Dole and Democrat Brian Rothenberg. Neither works for their party’s nominee for governor.

On ICE, Rothenberg said Acton “has not changed her position” and has “consistently” raised issues with ICE as well, including in Minnesota and on “weaponization” and “inhumaneness.” He also pointed to the stance from Democrats, including Acton, “that if ICE does anything, it should go after dangerous criminals” and “needs to be professional.”

Acton also made headlines for a law protecting girls sports and her support for Issue 3, a ballot initiative that codifies voter ID. Her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, in May called for a constitutional amendment to be put before the voters.

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Rothenberg stressed that the issue of girls and women’s sports was “only about those folks in sports,” as he acknowledged a difference of opinion in the transgender community in that there are those who may be upset, while others are more concerned about Ramaswamy’s views.

He also pointed out that Acton has said “she thinks that we need to be treating people more humanely and with........

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