I don’t live in Virginia and thus ask: Will the new Republican nominee have a better chance to defeat his Democrat opponent in the fall election?
I’m curious too. I don’t know anything about him, and the only thing people here seem to like is that he is anti-immigration. I can’t believe that this is his only policy, however.
He’s an economics professor, so he might not be your usual one-trick amateur who has gained favor for one particular position, and instead might actually be a solid candidate.
Cantor seemed to have a lot of potential, being intelligent, conservative, and young. But he just never really connected with the economic reality of his constituents in a lot of ways (an odd thing, since that was his specialty) and then he somehow fell in with the Boehner wing.
I hope David Brat turns out to be what Cantor could have been. I guess we’ll find out.
Likely.
Brat is an academic, though you can expect the talking points tomorrow to be that Virginia elected an extremist.
He does not appear to have any significant baggage...yet...he my have a controversial paper of two out there, but seems to be all ahead full for Brat.
People do not want amnesty. It’s not good for America.
The Dems originally didn’t even have a candidate, thinking Cantor would win. Today, which was the filing deadline, they squeaked in a candidate .... another professor at the same college where Brat is a professor. No big cheese Dem running .... Brat has a GREAT chance of going all the way. With the wind in his sails (and the grassroots/tea party supporters) from beating Cantor, the energy here is incredible. Plus, the guy is wonderfully articulate, certainly no nutcase, and he really connects with people personally and with his message - he actually talks policy, not ‘politics’.