Chicago Republican who blamed autism and tornadoes on LGBT rights wins her primary
By Travis Gettys
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:55 EDT
Primary voters handed a narrow victory to an Illinois Republican candidate who blamed autism, dementia, and tornadoes on abortion and same-sex marriage.
The state’s Republican Party severed ties with Susanne Atanus in January after she made the controversial remarks in a newspaper interview, but Atanus ignored party leaders’ call for her withdrawal and will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the November election.
Her primary opponent, Republican David Earl Williams III, has called for a recount of the official results, which showed 12,447 votes for Atanus and 12,012 votes for him with all 338 precincts reporting in Cook County.
Williams posted a statement on his official Facebook page suggesting that Schakowsky, who is considered one of the most progressive members of the U.S. House of Representatives, had urged her supporters to cross party lines and vote for Atanus.
“What is wrong Jan, are you afraid of a real challenge?” Williams said. “It seems like our favorite Congresscritter can’t handle a true fighter on your side.”
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