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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I listened to Mark on Hannity. He’s right.
Smearing the Tea Party is ALL they’ve got, now. It’s going to be non-stop on every LSM outlet....starting one hour ago.
They’re in full-speed spin mode, now.
Ill isn’t the word for it. I always thought of her as naive but her distain for the tea party is insidious and dare I say evil.
That's right, they're not. But it seems the voters saw past that garbage tonight.
Life is good!
Even RINO Dana PeRINO said Cantor should resign as Majority *Leader*.
/johnny
I forgot about this earlier, but did you hear Megyn Kelly say, “Well, he (Brat) sure didn’t get the Tea Party vote.”
Is she drunk?
"To crush your enemies, and see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women."
-- Conan, the Barbarian --
/johnny
And pictures of yosemite Sam on a Dragon! Don’t forget pics of Yosemitie Sam on a Dragon!
Because that and screaming GFY! is good conservative values.
Where is that idiot lately? Glad he has been scarce.
Hume is still whining over amnesty.
I didn’t hear that. She’s on replay, now, but I’m not going to watch, again.
Maybe she’s having more of what she had on the night McRomney lost? Didn’t she skip down the hall, or something?
Are the GOP-e going to abandon Brat during his campaign? If they do, everyone will see them for the evil they are and will want heads to roll.
Oh, Lord, give me a break. I bet he has a long face. *cough*
LOL, I remember that! Cough syrup?
Yeah....cough syrup....that’s it! >cough<
What’s up with Megyn’s and Hume’s Amnesty love? They both have stars in their eyes when they talk about immigration *reform*.
They are liberals that pretend to be conservatives on TV for money.
I don’t recall seeing you around on FR before today but I do appreciate your conservative flair. I read you were a 98er so you are a long standing member and I wish there were more FReepers like yourself.
I can’t wait to hear the other RINOs like Karl Rove weigh in on this tomorrow. He’s probably crapping out his spleen right about now. haha
Oh, it makes them feel so satisfied and impressed with themselves....they’re such compassionate people, you know.
I need to stagger to bed. Night, lovely folks.
Heck I dunno how you missed me as I’m on every day but thanks!
I many not be the most popular freeper but I ain’t about that. I believe in conservatism and I intend to fight for it. I wish more would join me.
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