Here’s a date to mark on your calendars: August 19th.
According to Roll Call (sub. req.), if Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) withdrew before that date, there’d be a special primary to decide his replacement. But if Ney hung on, then “under Ohio law it would be more difficult to remove his name from the ballot.” And given the recent example of Tom DeLay down in Texas, that’s a chance Republicans won’t want to take.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=182913