Eric Cantor’s Primary Loss Is a Political Earthquake. And It’s Awful.

Daily Beast ^ | June 10, 2014 | Michael Tomasky

[lbryce]

How did the No. 2 man in the House lose a primary? Chalk it up to immigration and the Tea Party. It’s one of the most shocking losses in U.S. electoral history—and it’s bad for America. Here’s the thing: Eric Cantor did not fall asleep in this race. He spent around $5 million. He ran lots of TV ads. He knew this was going to be a close one. He campaigned. And he still got creamed.

And here’s the other thing: Cantor was not an enemy of the Tea Party. He was in fact the Tea Party’s guy in the leadership for much of the Barack Obama era. He carried the tea into the speaker’s office. And still he got creamed.

[Charles Martel]

I rather enjoy the panic in the author's piece even if he a totally clueless wannabe.

Yep, and not just in *this* piece. There's quite a bit of "WTF just happened?!" to be seen in the articles about this primary that are now hitting the web.

Schadenfreude, baby!

[ConorMacNessa]

Damn right, FRiend! Boehner had to be dragged kicking and screaming before he would authorize the Select Committee. The Benghazi Massacre, IMHO, is the most egregious episode of Treason since Benedict Arnold.

For the Commies now in control to invoke the "No man left behind" mantra for the deserter Bergdahl is absolutely outrageous. How about Ty Woods and Glen Doherty, who fell valiantly at the end of a prolonged firefight, having been abandoned by Obama - the blame goes directly to him, as well as to others.

Woods and Doherty died valiantly, surrounded by the bodies of dozens of the enemy they dispatched. Bergdahl played soccer with his "captors."

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[vox_freedom]

B O O M ! ! ! ©

[Waryone]

I was wrong. It seems the dems did select a candidate but since they didn’t expect to beat Cantor, they didn’t bother to have a primary.

[Candor7]

Cantor turned into a RINO, and he went the way of the dinosaurs.

[lbryce]

ahhhhwsummm

[Din Maker]

looks like it will be “Speaker Of The House Paul” come 2017.
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Uh.... no it won’t. Rand Paul is a SENATOR not a member of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[Din Maker]

This defeat of Cantor, by a Tea Party unknown, should have Thad Cochran in MS and Pat Roberts in KS peeing in their pants.

[theBuckwheat]

“Throw one RINO overboard and now its the end of the world.”

Just shows how the left and the leftist media relate to RINOs.

[MV=PY]

I haven't done research yet, but this statement is worrisome.

"Republicans fighting primary elections around the country are complaining about the interference of Patriot Majority, a group that sounds like a Tea Party outfit and has targeted candidates for not being sufficiently conservative, and yet is in fact a conduit for Democratic money hoping to cause trouble." (Economist)

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/06/money-politics

http://www.patriotmajority.org/

[Bshaw]

“We’re coming for you in November!!!”

I hope we can make those plans without needing to learn how to incapacitate an MRAP. I’ve never seen such entrenched politicians in all my years.

Cantor was stunned. His concession speech was a aimless joke.

[jim-x]

There was no democratic primary. VA is an open primary and, according to a Slate mag blog, dems were asked to cast votes against cantor in todays primary.
The Dem committee nominated their candidate for the general election. Somebody named trammel.
Guess we will see in Nov if it pays off for them.

[RobinOfKingston]

Mr Tomasky makes this sound pretty extraordinary. Anyone remember Tom Foley?

[editor-surveyor]

So freedom is bad for America!
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[mojito]

“He was in fact the Tea Party’s guy in the leadership”

First I heard of it. But then again, I’m not a regular reader of The Daily Beast.

[DoughtyOne]

Sounds wonderful to me.

I’m so sock of the GOPe and their RINO yes men on the networks on Sunday mornings.

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

i thought the white house no longer had rules.may as well elect big bird or miley cyrus as speaker.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

[COBOL2Java]

Whole lotta waking up and smelling the coffee FEAR... Change they can't believe in...

Right after they smell the FEAR, some GOPe sphincter-tightening should be in order.

[Toadman]

“Potomac Fever”

DC does something those who enter the beltway. I like your expression and will shamelessly use it too :-)