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The Ohio secretary of state's election calendar sets Aug. 10 as the last date a party nominating committee can name a replacement if a candidate withdraws. That procedural cutoff is the governing constraint on Ohio Rep.
Max Miller's options, as the Republican tells allies he will not resign despite mounting pressure from Senate colleagues and public calls from within his own state's delegation to step down.
The logic behind staying Miller's position is deliberately framed around legal exposure.
Resignation, in his telling, would effectively concede the abuse allegations made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, against him involving their 2-year-old daughter.
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