A Holocaust denier is a Republican congressional candidate in Illinois

ILLINOIS Republicans should have paid closer attention to the state’s third district, a Democratic fiefdom that includes a part of Chicago and its southwestern suburbs. Arthur Jones, a notorious neo-Nazi, will almost certainly win the Republican primary for the third district’s seat in the House of Representatives on March 20th because he is unopposed by any other Republican candidate. Mr Jones is a former member of the National Socialist White People’s Party and a variety of other Nazi groupings. He calls the Holocaust an “international extortion racket” and proudly displays racist and anti-Semitic bile on his website and blog.

This is deeply embarrassing for local Republicans. In a statement made to the Chicago Sun-Times, a local paper, Tim Schneider, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, said: “The Illinois Republican Party and our country have no place for Nazis like Arthur Jones. We strongly oppose his racist views and his candidacy for any public office, including the 3rd Congressional...Continue reading

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