Posted on 06/13/2014 5:21:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Most of us are still trying to figure out exactly what was behind Eric Cantor’s shocking primary loss on Tuesday. But some on the left were able to jump to conclusions almost immediately after the election. Their hypothesis? Eric Cantor is a victim of Tea Party anti-Semitism.
Even ignoring the fact that Dave Brat was not technically a Tea Party candidate, the theory has zero supporting evidence. It is ridiculous to suggest that a district that has been electing Cantor since 2000 recently developed a case of raging anti-Semitism. This is a case of liberals assuming that everyone is as racially aware and involved in identity politics as themselves.
The careless speculation began immediately with leftist tweets smugly noting that Cantor is the only Jewish Republican in the House. Amanda Terkel, a Huffington Post journalist, retweeted a tweet that noted, “Cantor lost to someone who quoted the New Testament in his acceptance speech.” Not the New Testament!
The liberal blogs were predictably contemptible. Daily Kos asked the question, “Did House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lose the Virginia Republican Primary (VA-07) to Tea Party candidate David Brat because of an anti-Semitic Evangelical Christian backlash against the only Jewish Republican in Congress?” and then noted that “During his victory speech David Brat called Cantor's defeat 'a miracle from God'" as if that answered the question.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg of the New York Times decided the issue was legitimate enough to explore:
Now Mr. Cantor’s stunning primary loss on Tuesday — to a little-known economics professor, David Brat, who called his election “a miracle from God” — has raised questions about whether anti-Semitism was at work. “Did Eric Cantor lose because he’s Jewish?” asked TheWeek.com, a newsmagazine.
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The 34 Jewish members of Congress are all Dems. And people wonder why most Jews vote for that party.
Except for Cantor and one supposed Independent.
On his show today, Michael Medved called the voters in that district “stupid” for voting out Cantor.
Few knew (nor cared) that Cantor was a Jew till he hung it out there in his 10 minute Defeat speech.
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