NewzCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio resisted pressure Wednesday to exit his reelection campaign for Congress, even as anxiety over his electability was growing within his own party. Miller is facing a congressional ethics investigation related to domestic abuse allegations leveled against him by his ex-wife but is insisting he won’t withdraw.
“I’m not going anywhere,” he told CNN on Wednesday. The second-term congressman’s actions in a parade of public appearances — beginning with a livestream from his X account Sunday — are heightening concerns among Republicans, who have only until Monday to replace Miller on the November ballot if he were to change his mind and withdraw. Some senior House Republican campaign strategists worry that Miller’s chances of reelection in the competitive Cleveland-area district have vanished in light of the renewed attention on the allegations and his attempts to defend himself, according to a source familiar with the strategists’ thinking who requested anonymity to discuss internal party deliberations.
Messages left for Miller were not returned. Miller said in a CNN interview earlier this week that he had spoken about his reelection prospects with President Donald Trump, who told him, “I don’t know if you’re going to be able to, you know, pull this one out.” Miller, a senior adviser to Trump during his first term, said he believes he retains strong support within his district and can raise the money needed for a winning campaign. Miller has so far raised about $2.1 million, compared to his opponent’s $603,000, according to federal filings.
“There’s no chance that I’m removing myself from this race,” even if Trump were to ask him to step aside, Miller said in a Newsmax interview Tuesday evening. He had previewed his decision to stay the course over the weekend when he went live on the social platform X and posted a huge cache of documents related to the divorce and custody cases involving him and his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Republican U.S. Democrats view the fresh scrutiny on the long-running custody battle and Miller’s public attempts to defend himself as a potential opening to flip a seat as they seek to retake control of the U.S.
Miller’s Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker, capitalized on the controversy in a pitch to… “I’m not going anywhere,” he told CNN on Wednesday.The second-term congressman's actions in a parade of public appearances — beginning with a livestream from his X account Sunday — are heightening concerns among Republicans, who have only until Monday to replace Miller on the November ballot if he were to change his mind and withdraw.Some senior House Republican campaign strategists worry that Miller’s chances of reelection in the competitive Cleveland-area district have vanished in light of the renewed attention on the allegations and his attempts to defend himself, according to a source familiar with the strategists' thinking who requested anonymity to discuss internal party deliberations.Messages left for Miller were not returned.Miller said in a CNN interview earlier this week that he had spoken about his reelection prospects with President Donald Trump, who told him, “I don’t know if you’re going to be able to, you know, pull this one out."Miller, a senior adviser to Trump during his first term, said he believes he retains strong support within his district and can raise the money needed for a winning campaign. Bernie Moreno.Democrats view the fresh scrutiny on the long-running custody battle and Miller's public attempts to defend himself as a potential opening to flip a seat as they seek to retake control of the U.S.
House in this year's midterms.Miller's Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker, capitalized on the controversy in a pitch to potential…
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