ILLINOIS: Crackpot Anti-Gay Crazy Woman Wins GOP Primary For US House

A couple of months ago I wrote about the US House candidacy of Susan Atanus, who says that God is punishing America with autism, tornadoes, and Alzheimer's because of gay marriage. Yesterday Atanus won the GOP primary.

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.”

The polar vortex? Also because of the gays, says Atanus. The district of eight-term Rep. Jan Schakowsky hasn't elected a Republican to the House in 66 years.