Virginia GOP candidate: Spousal rape isn’t a crime if she is ‘wearing a nightie’

By David Edwards
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:52 EST

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After losing all major statewide races to Democrats for the first time in 24 years, Republicans in Virginia are pushing to replace a moderate GOP congressman with a candidate so conservative that he doesn’t even believe that spousal rape should be a crime.
On Wednesday, Mother Jones pointed out that state Sen. Richard H. “Dick” Black, who is running to take over retiring Rep. Frank Wolf’s seat, had fought