Pressure is growing on Rep. Max Miller to end his reelection campaign amid an ugly series of allegations from the Ohio congressman’s ex-wife.
But new developments concerning another GOP congressman underscore how dicey the political situation is becoming for Republicans clinging to a narrow House majority — and how fine a line they might need to walk in the weeks to come.
Miller, North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards and Florida Rep. Cory Mills are all facing concerning accusations (they all deny wrongdoing). All three represent districts President Donald Trump won by around 10 points in 2024 — in other words, districts they could lose, especially if it’s a bad year for Republicans nationally.
But while the GOP might want these lawmakers to end their campaigns, they would probably prefer they don’t resign, given how tight the party’s 218-212 majority is in the House.
Still, the nature of the allegations — and the growing set of them — could make the pressure to resign tough to avoid, particularly if the accusations risk feeding an unhelpful narrative for the GOP heading into the fall.
