{"id":6245,"date":"2026-08-05T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6245"},"modified":"2026-08-05T23:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:08:35","slug":"max-miller-blows-past-deadline-to-drop-out-of-congressional-race-and-let-republicans-easily-replace-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6245","title":{"rendered":"Max Miller blows past deadline to drop out of Congressional race and let Republicans easily replace him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014 Embattled Rep. Max Miller blew past the 4 p.m. deadline Wednesday to step aside and allow for a special election to replace him in Ohio\u2019s 7th Congressional District.<\/p>\n

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Miller (R-Ohio) can still withdraw from the race before Aug. 10, which would permit local Republicans to select a replacement for him as he grapples with a firestorm over abuse accusations that he has denied. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am never going to give up,\u201d Miller insisted to CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper on Tuesday. \u201cAnd what I mean by that is my daughter is going to grow up one day, and she\u2019s going to see all of this. \u00a0And she\u2019s not going to see that her father caved to political and social media pressures for something that he never did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should Miller miss the Aug. 10 deadline, Republicans won\u2019t be able to replace him.<\/p>\n

Had Miller dropped out Wednesday, it would have avoided the scenario that played out in Maine last month, where local Democratic leaders, rather than voters, scrambled to select a replacement for former Senate candidate Graham Platner.<\/p>\n

The scandal-scarred congressman acknowledged that he has been \u201cstruggling\u201d over whether or not to drop out of the race. <\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s decision to remain on the ballot after winning the May 5 primary has caused headaches for Republicans. <\/p>\n

President Trump won his district by 11 points in 2024, but recent polls show Miller running neck and neck with Bernie Sanders-endorsed Brian Poindexter this year. <\/p>\n

Additionally, it has put Republicans running in competitive races in the Buckeye State, including for US Senate, on the spot and forced to answer questions from the media and Democrats about the accusations against Miller. <\/p>\n

Trump had spoken with Miller by phone this week and was rumored to have encouraged him to step aside, something the congressman denied. Miller has cited Trump\u2019s overcoming of scandal as part of his inspiration to stay in the race.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI hope he\u2019s able to work it out. I feel badly for him,\u201d Trump told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Miller has been accused of abusing his ex-wife Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), including by shoving her during a custody exchange earlier this year, holding a gun to her head, and dumping hot water on her.<\/p>\n

The congressman has also faced questions about his 2-year-old daughter\u2019s broken collarbone and \u201cwhat appeared to be a handprint bruise\u201d on her shoulder,\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Those accusations were made in police reports and court documents. Emily has not addressed the matter publicly. Miller underscored that they have been investigated and he still has joint custody of the two-year-old for now. <\/p>\n

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Sen. Moreno broke his silence on Miller Sunday, calling him unfit to serve in Congress and urging him to get psychological help after trying to avoid drawing press attention to the private matter.<\/p>\n

Emily isn\u2019t the only person to make abuse accusations against Miller. Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham did as well in her book, and court documents show there are rumors about him shoving a girl down the stairs when he was in high school.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Miller announced that he was requesting that the House Ethics Committee open an investigation into him. <\/p>\n

The committee is notorious for taking a long time to complete its investigations, and the panel might\u2019ve been poised to look into him regardless.<\/p>\n

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