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DCCC Adds Poindexter to Target Toss-up Ohio Seat

8/12/2026

Center

DCCC Targets Miller

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Brian Poindexter to its Red to Blue program to target Rep. Max Miller’s Ohio 7th district seat on Aug. 11, 2026.
Rep. Max Miller is under a House Ethics Committee investigation concerning domestic-violence allegations.
The Cook Political Report recently reclassified the race as a toss-up.
Ohio Republican Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno publicly called for Miller’s resignation or withdrawal.

Right

DCCC Targets Miller

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added ironworker Brian Poindexter to its Red to Blue program to target Rep. Max Miller’s Ohio 7th seat on August 11, 2026.
Republican leaders, including the White House, urged Ohio GOP officials to stop pressuring Miller to remain in the race.
Miller refused to withdraw after the August 11, 2026, 4 p.m. certification deadline.
His campaign will receive a $1 million self-loan for the reelection effort.

Blindspot

Rep. Max Miller is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over domestic-violence allegations, and this has been cited as a factor in the race’s heightened scrutiny, according to the Center-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

Watergate’s June 1972 break-in, which led to 69 people being charged, and President Nixon’s August 1974 resignation spurred the 1974 “Watergate Babies” wave that gave Democrats control of Congress and prompted the creation of a stricter House Ethics Committee. Democrats then targeted scandal-tainted Republicans, a strategy echoed today as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee targets Rep. Max Miller.

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DCCC Targets Miller

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Brian Poindexter to its Red to Blue program to target Rep. Max Miller’s Ohio 7th district seat on Aug. 11, 2026.
Rep. Max Miller is under a House Ethics Committee investigation concerning domestic-violence allegations.
The Cook Political Report recently reclassified the race as a toss-up.
Ohio Republican Senators Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno publicly called for Miller’s resignation or withdrawal.

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