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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

I rarely drink myself but this news called for a shot of Woodford Reserve. Thanks Virginia.


341 posted on 06/10/2014 6:33:42 PM PDT by Finatic (Sometimes I think it would be nice to just get it on and get it over with. Once and for all.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

True. But look at the OTHER places.We have given away so many principles.


342 posted on 06/10/2014 6:33:47 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: cotton1706

Woo Hoo!


343 posted on 06/10/2014 6:34:20 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: longtermmemmory

Hume is talking head for the Gee Oh Pee elite. Never forget it.


344 posted on 06/10/2014 6:34:23 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: RoseofTexas

in the senate.

the house will be another story.

Bohner has to do the math to survive and immigration amnesty = unemployment.


345 posted on 06/10/2014 6:34:45 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: nandrew

the glory for the victory goes to God, not virginia


346 posted on 06/10/2014 6:34:48 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: cotton1706

AMF! (A little Spanish lingo there.) Don’t let the door hit you Eric....


347 posted on 06/10/2014 6:35:09 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

BTTT, Norm!


348 posted on 06/10/2014 6:36:17 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: laplata

We’ll see later if that’s the case, but for Cantor to lose this badly, in such a blind-sided manner, suggests that a large flush of Democrats crossed over.

Cantor was a lock in November. We’ll see, in this election between two nobodies, if the R+10 in this district will be able to hold against the onslaught of Democrat money targeting the crazed, immigrant-hating bigot Tea Party guy.


349 posted on 06/10/2014 6:36:35 PM PDT by martiangohome
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To: kingattax

Yes, you are soooooo right!
Not Mark Levin or anyone else.


350 posted on 06/10/2014 6:36:41 PM PDT by nandrew
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To: cotton1706

It matters because we want a voice in policy on Israel.


351 posted on 06/10/2014 6:37:05 PM PDT by Lisbon1940
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To: cotton1706

bump


352 posted on 06/10/2014 6:37:25 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: Hoodat

Good to hear. I was unaware.


353 posted on 06/10/2014 6:37:56 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: ArmstedFragg

Last day to file to run as an independent was today. I suppose he could try to run as a write in. Won’t work. There was no great love for him in the redrawn district. It’s a very safe gop seat; the enemedia will of course stir the pot but I doubt anything will come of it.


354 posted on 06/10/2014 6:38:08 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Be a part of the American freedom migration: freestateproject.org)
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To: KC_Lion

Yes! We will take what we can get.

This one is BIG! Take that, GOPe/Unitparty!


355 posted on 06/10/2014 6:38:34 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Smart as you are

Why are you surprised?

Its still culture war and FOX is mostly not in that fight

Megyn is all about cake boy love and obnoxious feminist elite

Brit...all beltway

Baier is...well...concerned about access....fears extremists

All those turds except the bald guy sees this as good for dems

Its a game to them


356 posted on 06/10/2014 6:40:09 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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To: Lisbon1940

“It matters because we want a voice in policy on Israel.”

And you need to be Jewish for that?? Any Protestant from the South could be a voice in policy on Israel. I’m a Catholic and I could be a voice in policy on Israel.

Cantor is a waste. He deserved defeat.


357 posted on 06/10/2014 6:40:15 PM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: Lisbon1940

I don’t think Sheldon Adelson is too happy right now. Pocketbook might not be so open.


358 posted on 06/10/2014 6:40:17 PM PDT by Lisbon1940
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To: Jane Long

Tonight is living proof the pragmatists need to sit down and shut up. If they wont on their own, then need to hear it from us all.


359 posted on 06/10/2014 6:40:25 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I rememebr years ago he seemed like a straight shooter. Did he have a change of heart like Joe Scarborough?


360 posted on 06/10/2014 6:40:26 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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