Ohio politics
Saturday came and went, and Max Miller said nothing. Under Ohio law, a congressman facing calls for his own father-in-law to resign in disgrace had until the close of business that day to withdraw, so that local party officials could hold a special primary and put someone else's
Ohio politics
On Monday, with a state party deadline forty-eight hours from expiring, Max Miller got the President of the United States on the phone and told him no. Ohio Republicans wanted the two-term congressman to withdraw so the state party could swap in Jane Timken before the Wednesday cutoff and start
Ohio politics
On Monday evening, the Cook Political Report moved Ohio's 7th Congressional District from "Likely Republican" to "Toss Up." The shift is a rating, not a headline, and ratings are usually the least interesting thing in politics. This one is interesting because of what it