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Morning Digest: Thought Max Miller would become a GOP pariah? Nope.

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Morning Digest: Thought Max Miller would become a GOP pariah? Nope. Republicans in competitive races are still backing the congressman—and keeping his contributions David Nir and Jeff Singer Aug 27 Rep. Max Miller of Ohio (left). (Credit: Max Miller Facebook) Leading Off OH-07 Republicans in competitive races are not separating themselves from Rep. Max Miller despite abuse allegations leveled against the Ohio congressman by his ex-wife—and if anything, they’re doing just the opposite. “Look, my view is this is the most important election for preserving Republican control of the House, the Senate, and also protecting the Republican control of the state,” Vivek Ramaswamy , the GOP nominee for governor, told a gathering last weekend in audio first shared by HuffPost . Ramaswamy, who was responding to an attendee asking whether he would “go out and campaign with” Miller, concluded, “If we compromise that, we’re done.” A spokesperson for Amy Acton, Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponent, was qui...

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