The GOP has gone off the rails

A Republican running for Congress in Connecticut dropped out of the race Tuesday — hours before polls opened for the state’s primary — after he was arrested over a violent encounter with an ex-girlfriend.

Thomas Gilmer, the GOP’s endorsed candidate, was arrested late Monday night, according to a statement from Wethersfield Police. He was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation and released after posting a $5,000 bond.

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Gilmer released a statement to the Courant saying he was bowing out of the race because he found himself “in a position where I must put my family and our shared Republican values before my own interests.”

  The Hill

Does he think Republicans share his values of trying to strangle women? Oh. He may be right.

It was too late to take his name off the ballot, and yesterday, it appears he fucking won his GOP primary!

Gilmer’s primary opponent, Justin Anderson, reportedly notified Connecticut GOP Chairman J.R. Romano in the spring that there was video of the alleged fight between Gilmer and his ex-girlfriend.

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“Instead of investigating the issues over the last three months, party leaders participated in cajoling, victim-shaming, and shunning Mr. Anderson, questioning his integrity,’' Anderson’s campaign said in a statement to Republican Town Committee members. “It was Justin’s goal to deal with the allegations privately among leaders to protect the victim, however party leaders brought this out publicly to discredit Mr. Anderson.’'

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.