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MCCARTHY BLAMES DEMS FOR CANTOR LOSS
Breitbart ^ | 23 Jun 2014

Posted on 06/23/2014 5:52:37 PM PDT by kingattax

House Majority Leader-elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed crossover votes by Democrats for Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) surprise primary defeat at the hands of David Brat in an interview on Sean Hannity’s radio show on Monday. He stated that was surprised by Cantor’s defeat, and did say that “all politics are local” when asked why he thought Cantor lost.

McCarthy added that he had “read five different analyses” and one theory he came across was “Democrats voted 30 percent in [that race].”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 113th; brat; cantor; va2014
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To: kingattax

I suspect that there are THOUSANDS of Republicans that NEVER had a problem with crossover voting in an Open Primary, particularly when no effort was made to get the crossovers to come out. So why was Cantor THE FIRST to be lose his seat because of this?

I’d love to see someone ask that jackass that question.

(by the way, open primaries are IDIOTIC, but it did not affect this race, even at the margins)


21 posted on 06/23/2014 6:45:52 PM PDT by BobL
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To: kingattax

That is their excuse. They blame dems for Santorum’s showing against Romney. That was crap too.


22 posted on 06/23/2014 6:47:07 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: kingattax

Yes, there was an analysis of that theory, and the analysis says that theory was bunk.


23 posted on 06/23/2014 6:48:34 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: kingattax

Actually, the “democrat” theory is laughingly ridiculous — Cantor got like 8000 less votes than in 2012.

So the argument is that Cantor couldn’t get his own voters to come out to vote, but somehow the democrats were able to talk over 15,000 democrats to vote in someone else’s primary for people they didn’t care about.


24 posted on 06/23/2014 6:50:11 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

I hope McD prevails, but I am wary, knowing how MS people like incumbency and projects coming to the state.


25 posted on 06/23/2014 7:04:02 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Jim Robinson
McCarthy is an ass.

it's been said that is his best quality

26 posted on 06/23/2014 7:25:15 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: kingattax

Either way, the GOP shouldn’t let rats vote in their primaries.

What could possibly go wrong???


27 posted on 06/23/2014 7:35:46 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 & 2012 weren't elections - they were coup d'etats.)
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To: kingattax

Great job, GOP-establishment. Looks like you’ve foisted another looser on us.


28 posted on 06/23/2014 7:36:34 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: boycott

Thud!! Ha, I like it!!!


29 posted on 06/23/2014 7:46:10 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: The Antiyuppie

I gave my Rep an earful...on hearing he voted for McCarthy.


30 posted on 06/23/2014 7:48:04 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
"somehow the democrats were able to talk over 15,000 democrats to vote in someone else’s primary for..."

For the EVIL TEA PARTY no less!

31 posted on 06/23/2014 8:33:11 PM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Tea: A beverage best served cold. With RINO meat.)
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To: kingattax

Ass?

He did say that he wanted to work from the bottom up.


32 posted on 06/23/2014 8:39:51 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (You can count my felonies by looking at my FR replies.)
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To: Always A Marine

“Stupid is as Stupid does.”


33 posted on 06/23/2014 8:44:10 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: kingattax

Can’t wait to read what McCarthy has to say when Brat
wins the general election. Watch this space.


34 posted on 06/23/2014 8:58:39 PM PDT by Sivad (NorCal red turf)
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