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Eric Cantor’s Primary Loss Is a Political Earthquake. And It’s Awful.
Daily Beast ^
| June 10, 2014
| Michael Tomasky
Posted on 06/10/2014 6:34:13 PM PDT by lbryce
How did the No. 2 man in the House lose a primary? Chalk it up to immigration and the Tea Party. Its one of the most shocking losses in U.S. electoral historyand its bad for America. Heres 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 heres the other thing: Cantor was not an enemy of the Tea Party. He was in fact the Tea Partys guy in the leadership for much of the Barack Obama era. He carried the tea into the speakers office. And still he got creamed.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2014; 2014gopprimary; 2104midterms; adiospendejo; brat; elections; ericcantor; gope; open; openprimary; primary; teaparty; teapartyrebellion; va2014
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To: lbryce
Well let me ask you this. Do you think Obama now flooding the U.S. with illegal immigrants have anything to do with Cantor’s loss?
People are freaked out over the lawlessness of Obama and what he is doing to destroy this country in an in-you-face manner.
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:40:51 PM PDT
by
Obadiah
(None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.)
To: lbryce
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It's AWFUL!
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:41:14 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: StevieRay20
Throw one RINO overboard and now its the end of the world.
No....it’s a start. We’ve only just begun! Bring on the tears, DC!
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:41:31 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: lbryce
Liberals, career politicians, media sluts, rabid dogs.
But I repeat myself.
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:41:31 PM PDT
by
jim999
To: lbryce
If The Daily Beast was paper I would use it for TP
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:42:08 PM PDT
by
Friendofgeorge
(Sarah Palin 2016 OR BUST)
To: livius
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:42:13 PM PDT
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: lbryce
Unless Boehner, McConnell and their ilk are swept out, the Republican Party is as vital today as the Whigs are.
I'm tired of pols who masquerade as conservative but are nothing more than enablers of the Statists. Frankly, I'd rather have an enemy in place than a Quisling.
McConnell says he's going to crush the Tea Party. How about crushing the Leftists who are destroying our Nation?
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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)
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:42:15 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: lbryce
Boo hoo! Left literally crying. Notice he comforts himself with the Clintoon pacifier half way through
To: lbryce
Whole lotta waking up and smelling the coffee FEAR... Change they can't believe in...
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:42:40 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or Tyranny)
To: lbryce; onyx; JustAmy; trisham; DJ MacWoW; RedMDer; musicman; Lady Jag; STARWISE; Alamo-Girl; ...
This is a huge loss for the GOPe and a huge win for America!!
What does it mean?
Amnesty pimps need not apply!! Republicans who refuse to fight for defunding ObamaCare need not apply!! Republicans who raise the spending limit for Obama need not apply!! Big spending statist GOPe RINOS need not apply!!
Go, teaparty!!
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:42:41 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: lbryce
It warms my heart when The Daily Beast is so concerned about the future of the Republican party. What a joke.
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:43:38 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: lbryce
I join you tonight in great joy. This is a seminal event in American history. With 98 million unemployed , the “establishment” and communists wanted to bring in 30 million illegal aliens parasites into vote and give cheap labor to the Chamber of Commerce. I have a message for the “Chamber”— If we get power, You are going to PRISON if you have an illegal alien working for you and I don’t mean just a little bit! Duck and cover!!
To: livius
It was indeed open. Dems are just so clever. But then....paybacks are a ******.
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:44:24 PM PDT
by
4Liberty
(Optimal institutions - optimal economy.)
To: lbryce
the author of this piece, is full of it.
it is a great day cantor’s lying ass lost. excellent day.
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:44:46 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Georgia Girl 2
I am glad he is bringing up that Cantor is toast because of immigration.
Hopefully this will scare the RINOS
To: Jim Robinson
It was a stunning and much-needed upset!
Go TEA party! :)
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:44:59 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:45:13 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: lbryce
the people who are really going to be freaking out are the DemocRATS. They will wonder what the folks back home are going to do in Nov. This is a wave election - watch out Pelosi...LOL
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posted on
06/10/2014 6:45:50 PM PDT
by
q_an_a
(the more laws the less justice)
To: ConorMacNessa
God Bless you man. I fear a Coup D’etat.
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