“Arthur Jones is not a real Republican — he is a Nazi whose disgusting, bigoted views have no place in our nation’s discourse,” said Tim Schneider, the Illinois Republican Party chairman, in a statement. After candidate filing ended in December, with Jones as the only candidate, the party effectively wrote off the 3rd District, which Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) has represented since 2005. “The GOP didn’t invite Jones into the party, the only mistake was not running a candidate in an uncompetitive, safe-Democrat district. But in many recent cases where fringe candidates have won major party nominations, the parties have been out of luck. On Tuesday night, the NRCC released a statement chiding their Democratic counterparts over the tight primary in the 3rd District.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 14:47 UTC