Update below the fold.
If Dennis Hastert had stepped down as House Speaker, this question would not register on the political geiger-counter: how radioactive has Dennis Hastert become? But now we can perhaps start tracking his radioactivity on a daily basis -- click, click, CLICK, CLICK, C-L-I-C-K! Will Hastert's inactions on Predator-Gate blow up this election? And what about Boehner?
Republicans are canceling Hastert and Boehner fundraisers.
Republicans are calling for Hastert to resign.
Let's start compiling the data below the fold and in comments. You can call it a scorecard if you want. I call it our political geiger-counter.
Republican candidates cancelling Hastert or Boehner fundraisers.
Four canceling Hastert appearances are reported by
Forbes Magazine
Kentucky: Rep. Ron Lewis (R)
Texas: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R) (Tom Delay's seat)
Indiana: Rep. Mike Sodrel (R)
Ohio: Joy Padgett (R) (Bob Ney's seat)
One canceling Majority Leader John Boehner is reported by The Hill
Pennslvania: Rep. Jim Gerlach (R)
Republican candidates calling for Hastert to Resign
So far, just one entry -- but it is a statewide U.S. Senate candidate, reported again in the Forbes article and numerous other places.
New Jersey: Tom Kean, Jr. (R)
Update Oct. 15
Another cancellation of a Hastert appearance:
New York: John Sweeney (R) (reported by Chicago Sun-Times