Republican drops out of congressional race after he's arrested for domestic violence

[Nevilledog]

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/republican-drops-out-of-congressional-race-after-hes-arrested-for-domestic-violence/


Connecticut Republican candidate for the Second Congressional District, Thomas Gilmer, has officially dropped out of the race after he was arrested Monday, reported The Day.

Gilmer, who is now out on $5,000 bond, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation of his former girlfriend.

“Now I find myself in a position where I must put my family and our shared Republican values before my own interests,” Gilmer wrote. “I cannot in good conscience move forward in this campaign while I am simultaneously forced to clear my name. And clear my name I will.”

The Liberty University graduate appears to be married with a baby, according to photos on a cache of his campaign website, which has been deleted.

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[JI7]

1. Liberty University Grad

[leftieNanner]

2. Did he take classes from Jerry?

What is with these guys???

[Cirque du So-What]

3. It appears that Liberty University

doesn’t impart any air of respectability. Who woulda thunk it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. What a sweetheart

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Violence against women

Nothing epitomizes American Evangelicals more than their core belief that women are property of men and it is god's will that they be subjected to violence whenever a man sees fit.

[Budi]

6. "shared Republican values" says it all

"Now I find myself in a position where I must put my family and our shared Republican values before my own interests,”


Gilmer, who is now out on $5,000 bond, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation of his former girlfriend.

(Republicans don't have values)

[TreasonousBastard]

8. OTOH, maybe she just forgot the safe word.

[Budi]

9. Yup. Kinda hard to speak the safe word when you're being strangled tho.

Possible scenario #1:

With his hands clasped tight around her neck, Gilmer did ask her repeatedly, "what's the safe word honey? Say It!"
That will be his Republican values defense...
"But..but...Your Honor, she never said the safe word. It's HER fault"

[SheltieLover]

7. More family values?