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CANTOR LOSES
politico.com ^ | 6/10/14 | Jake Sherman

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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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 113th; 2014gopprimary; 2014midterms; adiospendejo; aliens; brat; byebyerino; cantor; elections; teaparty; teapartyrebellion; uniparty; va2014; win; winning
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To: CatherineofAragon

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.


461 posted on 06/10/2014 7:59:49 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: TADSLOS

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.


462 posted on 06/10/2014 8:00:30 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Pelham
"None of these treason lobby vermin are honest enough to call it amnesty."

That's right, they're not. But it seems the voters saw past that garbage tonight.

463 posted on 06/10/2014 8:01:57 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: cotton1706

Life is good!


464 posted on 06/10/2014 8:02:15 PM PDT by GOPJ (#2 reply spot RESERVED for Tokyo Rose comments: "nothing works - give up - it's all hopeless".)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Even RINO Dana PeRINO said Cantor should resign as Majority *Leader*.


465 posted on 06/10/2014 8:02:25 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Norm Lenhart
And I infuriate the GOP-E trolls when I double down on destroying liberal republicans. They wind up sputtering and name-calling.

/johnny

466 posted on 06/10/2014 8:03:27 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Jane Long

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?


467 posted on 06/10/2014 8:03:52 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: GOPJ
"What is good in life?"

"To crush your enemies, and see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women."

-- Conan, the Barbarian --

/johnny

468 posted on 06/10/2014 8:05:28 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

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.


469 posted on 06/10/2014 8:05:36 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Hume is still whining over amnesty.


470 posted on 06/10/2014 8:07:51 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

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?


471 posted on 06/10/2014 8:07:52 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: martiangohome

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.


472 posted on 06/10/2014 8:08:15 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: TADSLOS

Oh, Lord, give me a break. I bet he has a long face. *cough*


473 posted on 06/10/2014 8:10:04 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: Jane Long

LOL, I remember that! Cough syrup?


474 posted on 06/10/2014 8:10:34 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: CatherineofAragon

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*.


475 posted on 06/10/2014 8:13:22 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Jane Long

They are liberals that pretend to be conservatives on TV for money.


476 posted on 06/10/2014 8:15:16 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Norm Lenhart

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.


477 posted on 06/10/2014 8:22:41 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Jane Long

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


478 posted on 06/10/2014 8:27:34 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Jane Long

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.


479 posted on 06/10/2014 8:28:38 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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To: Blue Highway

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.


480 posted on 06/10/2014 8:29:35 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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