Illinois 3rd district has not had a GOP rep. in 40 years. Jones has NO opponents in the primary because nobody in the GOP applied in this long shot race.
Although odious the Jones candidacy doesn’t mean much politically.
> Illinois 3rd district has not had a GOP rep. in 40 years. Jones has NO opponents in the primary because nobody in the GOP applied in this long shot race. <
That’s the key point right there. This would be exactly like if an ISIS supporter applied for the Democrat nomination in a heavily GOP district. The ISIS supporter might get it. And it would mean nothing.