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CANTOR LOSES
politico.com ^ | 6/10/14 | Jake Sherman

Posted on 06/10/2014 5:14:03 PM PDT by cotton1706

RICHMOND, Va. — Dave Brat, a local economics professor, toppled House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Tuesday night in the most shocking primary defeat since Republicans took the House in 2010.

The conservative challenger’s victory halts one of the most meteoric rises in national politics, and illustrates the strong anti-incumbent fever that has taken over Cantor’s Richmond-area district. Cantor is the second House incumbent to lose this primary season — Texas GOP incumbent Ralph Hall was defeated by a tea-party backed challenger at the end of May.

Cantor’s defeat not only reorders Virginia politics, where Cantor was the highest-ranking Republican, but it completely throws the House Republican leadership into flux. Cantor, 51, was long seen as the next speaker of the House after John Boehner retires.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 113th; 2014gopprimary; 2014midterms; adiospendejo; aliens; brat; byebyerino; cantor; elections; teaparty; teapartyrebellion; uniparty; va2014; win; winning
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To: cotton1706
Excellent. That amnesty loving RINO needs to go.
101 posted on 06/10/2014 5:29:26 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Norm Lenhart
I've pinged a few of the GOP-E trolls, but they seem to be in hiding tonight.

/johnny

102 posted on 06/10/2014 5:29:31 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: woofer2425

“Probably means that he and Speaker will go all out to push amnesty through no that he is a lame duck.”

But who will NOW follow him off the cliff...


103 posted on 06/10/2014 5:30:06 PM PDT by BobL
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To: cotton1706; Finny; Jane Long; Colonel_Flagg; RKBA Democrat; Norm Lenhart; who knows what evil?; ...
My Oh My Oh My! Uniparty Ping.

I cannot say I have followed this race closely.

They CAN be beaten.

Lindsay Graham is feeling......A Little Nervous.....


104 posted on 06/10/2014 5:30:25 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: BobL

“You stuck with it, posting article after article - OUTSTANDING WORK!!!”

It’s been a hell of a campaign!! But we did it!!!


105 posted on 06/10/2014 5:30:26 PM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: Myrddin

Cantor has plenty of time to do damage before the door hits him in the butt.


106 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:15 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes

To paraphrase Mao: the longest journey starts with the single step.


107 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:18 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
January 19, 1807

...or January 21, 1824

108 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:23 PM PDT by Texas Mulerider (Rap music: hieroglyphics with a beat.)
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To: cotton1706
Cantor's election-eve party has been moved to the alien child reception facility at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
109 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:24 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: RoseofTexas

Fox reported that cantor called in to their headquarters to say amnesty is still on the table and will be pushed through!!! Auggggggghhhh!


110 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:39 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: KC_Lion

“Lindsay Graham is feeling......A Little Nervous.....”

I think he may not be trusting his internal polling about now.

He’s at 61% and will probably keep dropping...hopefully.


111 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:42 PM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: cotton1706

I’m a born and raised Virginian. Its been pretty bleak around here lately what with Bozo the Kaine, Lurch Warner and Gov. MacRat. But in the last few days a Dem state Sen. retired which turned over the senate and will stop Gov. MacRat, and now Cantor gets blown out. Things are looking up around here!


112 posted on 06/10/2014 5:31:52 PM PDT by W.Lee (After the first one, the rest are free.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

There’s more to come. This isn’t merely a Virginia phenomenon. I’m still convinced that the 2014 elections are going to be a watershed event for conservatism. We won’t win ‘em all, but we will be a driving force that cannot be denied going forward.


113 posted on 06/10/2014 5:32:08 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Viennacon

“Unfortunately looks like Linda Gayham is going to win again”

Doesn’t matter. Gram will find a House with a NEW ATTITUDE and not about to do business with his kind.

THE TEA PARTY HAS SPOKEN!!!!


114 posted on 06/10/2014 5:32:26 PM PDT by BobL
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To: TigersEye
Thank you, Virginians, for some much needed good news!

Wasn't my district .... but I'm getting ready to go dancing in the streets!!

115 posted on 06/10/2014 5:32:28 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: cotton1706

116 posted on 06/10/2014 5:32:30 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: the anti-mahdi

Woo Hoo - I’m doing the happy dance. God does answer prayer!


117 posted on 06/10/2014 5:32:45 PM PDT by Catsrus (A)
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To: cotton1706

Don’t read too much into this folks. The TEA party is dead don”tcha know lol


118 posted on 06/10/2014 5:32:51 PM PDT by Figment
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To: JRandomFreeper; All

A couple were out earlier. I am really tired of these plants. I hope they all choke on this one but good.

Well everyone? Ready to get on board with us evil purists yet and end the rino crap?


119 posted on 06/10/2014 5:33:01 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: laplata

You are correct. FR commenters are claiming things that didn’t happen on Fox News. No idea why. Preconceived notions? Commentating without actually listening?

Oh, well. Be patient, Fox’s leftism will eventually bleed through.


120 posted on 06/10/2014 5:33:03 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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