See my comment upthread #37.
Brat leans more libertarian but he has a solid moral foundation. So far, he has not committed many major faux pas and his positions are consistent and to the right of Eric owned-and-operated-by-the-US-Chamber Cantor.
There is, in essence, no November election since the Dems failed to field a candidate by the deadline. THIS IS KEY to unseating Cantor. The argument that Cantor is the only one who can win against a Dem is OFF THE TABLE!! It’s crunch time and Cantor is vulnerable.
See my comment upthread #44.
Most libertarian-minded candidates believe in “free movement of people” and are MORE pro-open borders than mainstream conservatives (they’re against taxpayer funded goodies for illegals but have no problems with open borders otherwise), regardless of what they claim on the campaign trail to get elected.
Read about what happened to “true conservative” Jason Chaffetz after he defeated pro-amnesty congressmen Chris Cannon in Utah. Chaffetz presented himself as an “anti-amnesty” candidate and hammered the point home because that was the lone issue Cannon sucked on. Numerous freepers, including myself, rejoiced when Chaffetz won. Then he flip-flopped on amnesty and has voted to the LEFT of the guy he replaced. Chaffetz is another guy who was a former Dem that marketed himself as a solid tea party type to win a primary.