Illinois GOP Now Regrets Letting a Nazi Be Their Candidate

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CHICAGO — Illinois Republicans botched four opportunities to stop an avowed Nazi from representing their party in a Chicago-area congressional district. Now they're paying the price.

Arthur Jones, a Holocaust denier who will appear on the November ballot as the GOP candidate against Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski, has become campaign fodder for Democrats as they seek to defeat Gov. Bruce Rauner. And some Republicans even fear the taint from Jones' extremist views poses a threat to the party up and down the ticket.

"First, it's morally wrong and I think it's really harmful to the party. The guy's a complete nutcase. He's a Nazi," said conservative GOP state Rep. David McSweeney. "This is an absolute political disaster."

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Jones, who told POLITICO he's running to counter a "two-party, Jew-party, queer-party system," laughed when he was informed the GOP was unable to put up a candidate against him.

"They didn't put up a third-party candidate?" Jones asked when reached by phone Thursday. "That's great! That's fantastic!

"I snookered them," he said of state Republicans. "I played by the rules, what can I say?"

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/29/arthur-jones-nazi-illinois-republicans-686875

 

[Plinko]

Womp womp

You attracted these people, GOP.

 

[4859]

Priorities.

Too late. This is what you fucks are now.

 

[DarthSontin]

They'll regret it then support him anyway

 

[Sai]

god, republicans are as stupid as democrats are spineless

 

[Duane]

Hopefully a microcosm of the GOP similarly regretting Trump in another year or two. (Not that the damage won't already be done.)

 

[Hiphopopotamus]

This is the Conservative base, now. The GOP are terrorists and should be treated accordingly. Can't eat out in public, now? I.DON'T.CARE.DO.U?

 

[Moist_Owlet]

Fuck the GOP. They will denounce him publicly but agree with everything this Nazi says behind closed doors.

 

[maxxpower]

No they don't.

 

[Volimar]

They had four chances? I thought there was nothing they could do.

 

[Gwenpoolshark]

Wait until they find out about their president.

 

[Keasar]

WOMP

FUCKING

WOMP

 

[Hiphopopotamus]

They had four chances? I thought there was nothing they could do.

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What they meant was: "It would have required expending resources on a seat we were going to lose anyway. Oops!"

 

[Lurkyseas]

Too fucking late.

You Republicans have already labeled yourselves as racists/nazi supporters in which that kind of reputation will be on your party forever.

 

[TyrantGuardian]

Womp womp. Now hide in shame for the rest of your lives.

 

[Sol C. Johnson]

Lol whatever they say. They'll line up, or goose-step if you will, behind him once the general election starts.

Ask Trump.

 

[Cantaim]

???
I don't understand being a Nazi is being the GOP.

 

[CreepingFear]

 

[thefit]

They don't really care that he's a Nazi they care that he's a losing Nazi. Fuck off GOP.

 

[Occam]

That's hilarious. The guy is an actual Nazi.

 

[Commander Quackers]

No they don't.

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Especially if he wins

 

[Fulminator]

Priorities.

Too late. This is what you fucks are now.

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P much

 

[Robdraggoo]

If he wins they'll fall in line right behind him. Just like Trump. The party has no platform, no shame, no real ideology that doesn't revolve around fearing the other.

Reap what you sow GOP

 

[Wilsongt]

Own it, fuckers.

 

[Slayven]

 

[Deleted member 12379]

god, republicans are as stupid as democrats are spineless

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Yup, we are led by the absolute least among us.

 

[canseesea]

The GOP politicians are really upset that a GOP voter managed to get a GOP nomination. They don't want anything to do with the nutjobs that elected them.

 

[Deleted member 9330]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Oh, and also potentially ruin the country at the same time.

 

[Foffy]

The Republicans have been racists for decades. It just so happens when dog whistles become open support these guys start coming out of the woodwork, huh?

 

[pulsemyne]

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Finally someone with the correct reply.

 

[Verelios]

Womp Womp

Lay down with dogs and don't be mad when you wake up with fleas

 

[Dineren]

A few more years at our current pace and they won't even have to feign regret

 

[Khanimus]

They'll vote for him anyway.

 

[APOEERA]

Republican Party is apparently fine with people like Arthur Jones as donors but not as candidates.

You gotta own that shit, Republican Party. OWN IT. Don't act like you are 'embarassed' by it when you've been stoking that fire since Obama.

 

[Deleted member 3542]

"We're sorry we let someone who reflects our beliefs be our candidate."

 

[Lump]

It's telling that they care more about how he's affecting the ticket than they care about how he's a fucking Nazi.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

They're regretting it because of optics, not on any moral grounds. They can fuck off.

 

[studyguy]

Recall people mentioning in threads not to blame the GOP for not even bothering to fund a candidate claiming it was a waste of resources in a dem locked district. Any idiot could have foreseen this coming down the line.

 

[Beartruck]

It's worth noting, the last republican in this race won something like half of 1% of the vote, which makes this even sadder.

 

[SuperBanana]

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Dude looks like he's been holding onto the One ring for the past hundred years.

 

[Garrett 2U]

It's going to be more sad when we see how much of the electorate actually votes for that candidate over a Democrat.

 

[Coyote Starrk]

I can't actually believe we live in a world where I need to ask this...



But does the Holocaust denying shitheel have any chance whatsoever of winning?




I can't even believe I had to type that.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Sooooo.....is the regret is that they might lose?

Just exactly what did they do to try to stop him as a candidate, anyway?

 

[Ithil]

They just realized now that people hate Illinois Nazis?

 

[Sgt. Demblant]

For some reason... The tears, they're not coming.

 

[Skelepuzzle]

An out loud nazi instead of a hush hush nazi? Didn't he get the memo?

 

[Ouroboros]

Sooooo.....is the regret is that they might lose?

Just exactly what did they do to try to stop him as a candidate, anyway?

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Yes, its like saying sorry if and when you get caught.

 

[Beartruck]

It's going to be more sad when we see how much of the electorate actually votes for that candidate over a Democrat.

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Last race in that district the Republican got something like 30% of the votes to Lipinski's 70%. Shutout barely describes it.

 

[Beartruck]

I can't actually believe we live in a world where I need to ask this...



But does the Holocaust denying shitheel have any chance whatsoever of winning?




I can't even believe I had to type that.

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Lipinski got 70% of the vote last time. The nazis running because no one else wanted to commit career suicide.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Republicans ashamed to be be associated with the dog they summon with their whistle.