9th district isn't exactly the fringe. It's pretty close to Chicago. I'm surprised she was able to secure a win over there.
the primary was open to democratic registered voters. Her main competition in the primary was that Williams cat, who is a young, relatively smart, good looking black libertarian/republican. The democratic incumbent wanted no parts of Williams in Nov, so her team had dem constituents vote in mass for that dumb retard bytch. Smart move, as it puts a face of republican extremism on full display that dems can exploit in the coming months. Dems are usually on the receiving end of such cunning and savvy.