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"Jack Abramoff liked Eric Cantor so much that he named a tuna-based stacker sandwich after him," said Jared Leopold, spokesman for the Democratic Party of Virginia. "Now Cantor wants to have his sandwich and eat it, too. He wants to do favors for lobbyists, but deny responsibility." Rob Collins, Cantor's chief of staff, said the Democrats have misfired. In a 2000 GOP primary, Abramoff bankrolled a group that attacked Cantor.

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It’s hard to imagine a closer political race than the battle for Virginia’s Electoral College votes. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Barack Obama with a statistically insignificant one-point advantage over John McCain, 45% to 44%. When “leaners” are factored in, it’s McCain with a statistically insignificant one-point edge, 48% to 47%. The difference between those two results can be found primarily among unaffiliated voters. Without leaners, McCain has a twelve point advantage among those not affiliated with either major party. When leaners are included, McCain’s advantage grows to seventeen points, 54% to 37%. With or...

(IsraelNN.com) Virginia Republican Congressman Eric Cantor, whom Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain is considering naming as his vice-presidential running mate, said in a speech last November that Jerusalem is "Ground Zero in the global battle between tyranny and democracy" and is "Israel's lifeblood." Speaking during a visit to Israel for the "One Jerusalem" event, which protested the Annapolis summit, Cantor said: "Jerusalem is not merely the capital of Israel but the spiritual capital of Jews and Christians everywhere. It's the site of the First and Second Temples, which housed the Holy of Holies, and it's the direction in which...

As he works diligently on behalf of John McCain, Fred Zeidman expects the Arizona senator to break records. “I believe he is going to get unprecedented Jewish support,” said the vice chair of Jewish outreach at the Republican National Committee. “Hopefully, 40 percent.” If Jews do support the presumptive Republican candidate at that level, it would top the 24 percent of the Jewish vote George W. Bush received in 2004, not to mention the 39 percent that Ronald Reagan won in 1980. “Am I happy about this number? No, not necessarily,” said Zeidman, a Houston venture capitalist and former top...

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John McCain’s vice president may be a Jewish member of the House, a prospect that has sparked excitement, but also debate over the political experience of a relatively young and unknown and young politician. The AP reported that the McCain campaign has asked Rep. Eric Cantor, a 45-year-old fourth term representative from Virginia, for personal documents, indicating him as a possible running-mate. A representative from Cantor’s office refused to comment, but that has not stopped the intense speculation about the possibility, especially within the Jewish community. Suzanne Kurtz, a spokesperson for the Republican Jewish Coalition, said Cantor would be a...

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Recent speculation about Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate has featured Virginia's 7th District Rep. Eric Cantor. Cantor -- a rising star in the Republican Party -- would bring to the GOP ticket youth, conservative credentials, formidable political skills, and a base of support in a battle ground state. Yet Cantor's limited experience may be a liability for the campaign, and it is not clear how Cantor would help McCain deal with the major challenges he would face if elected president. Presidential candidates typically choose running mates who complement themselves, as Bill Clinton did with Al Gore in 1992,...

A key evangelical leader with influence on American politics emphasized this past week the importance of Republican John McCain’s vice presidential pick on the decision of values voters this fall. Presumptive presidential candidate McCain’s running mate selection is the “most important” decision of the campaign, said Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission to CBS News. If McCain picks a pro-choice running mate, Land said, it will only confirm the mistrust of evangelicals toward the candidate that some have criticized as being too liberal. “[H]e has no room for error, no margin for doubt,” noted...

The vice presidential buzz in recent days has been all about a possible selection by Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama of Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh as his running mate. But the real vice presidential courtship may be developing on the Republican side. John McCain is reportedly getting very serious -- indeed, there is some talk that the Republican candidate's staff is already at the vetting stage -- about Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor. It is true that Cantor is a virtual unknown nationally. But Cantor, the Republican chief deputy whip in the House, is one of the rising stars of the...

CBSNews.com: So, Tom Ridge, who's been discussed. You think … Richard Land: That would be a catastrophe. CBSNews.com: Who’s on the list of people mentioned for VP that you think would most excite Southern Baptists and other members of the conservative faith community? Richard Land: Probably Governor Palin of Alaska, because she's a person of strong faith. She just had her fifth child, a Downs Syndrome child. And there's a wonderful quote that she gave about her baby, and the fact that she would never, ever consider having an abortion just because her child had Downs Syndrome. She's strongly pro-life....

While a new poll revealed has that John McCain remains the clear choice among Israelis for the White House, the presumptive Republican candidate for president was last weekend reported to be looking at a leading Jewish politician as a possible running mate as he attempts to maximise support across America. Eric Cantor, the chief deputy minority whip in the House of Representatives - where he is currently the sole Jewish Republican - is said to feature on a shortlist which also includes former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. The 45-year-old, who would be the country’s first vice-president if he join the...

While Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, again refused Wednesday to address speculation that he might be John McCain’s running mate, he gave a speech that could be interpreted as an audition for the job. Speaking to the Greater Richmond Chamber at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Cantor proposed a “middle-class bill of rights” to ease voters’ concerns about the slumping economy. Cantor, who is Jewish, also talked about his family’s humble immigrant roots. A representative of the chamber introduced Cantor as “our rock star.” “My kids would be amused,” he said. Cantor said his father’s mother came to Richmond as an...

Eric Cantor is being vetted by John McCain for the vice presidential slot. Congressman Cantor may very well be the best possible Republican to run with McCain -- for several different reasons. First, Cantor is very conservative. Virginia, a conservative state, has eleven congressmen. Only one of those eleven has a higher lifetime rating by the American Conservative Union than Eric Cantor. No one, anywhere, was more conservative than Cantor in the last year of congressional ratings, 2007: Congressman Cantor had a perfect one hundred percent rating by the ACU. McCain needs a conservative to enthuse the Republican base and...

The veepstakes period of the presidential campaign is always a good opportunity for Americans to learn about lower-profile officials in different parts of the country: Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota today, for instance, and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas. And then there’s Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia. Huh? The drumbeat for Mr. Cantor, a Republican from the Richmond area, has been slowly building

Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, refused this morning to address speculation that he may be on John McCain's short list of possible vice presidential running mates. "I'm not going to talk about it," Cantor said after addressing a breakfast meeting of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Henrico Business Council at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. <======== cut ============> The Chamber was mindful of the speculation about Cantor, who was introduced this morning as "a rock star."

Youth, image, campaign skills, and Virginia’s 13 electoral votes are conventional reasons for Sen. McCain to take a strong look at Virginia Representative Eric Cantor for the VEEP stakes. But for all his youth, the Congressman is no Obamian empty suit. During his first two terms in Congress, he attained the high ranking position of Chief Deputy Whip, and has flouted foreign policy credentials as Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare.Rep. Cantor also touts a more solid voting record than the Illinois Senator. During the current Congress Cantor has only missed 88 votes or 5.1...

There are a lot of reasons to support Eric Cantor for VP. There's the usual lines: he raises money, he's young, he's Jewish, etc etc etc. But the real reason I support Eric Cantor is that he fights. The arguments for and against are what they are, but Eric Cantor has been one of the very few members of Congress who has consistently battled the Democrat Congress at every stage and in every capacity he can. He fights the good fight in the trenches, in the House of Representatives where America's Mother-in-Law rules. But more than simply throwing hands, Cantor...

Eric Cantor: He’s Young, He’s Conservative, He’s against Dividing Jerusalem, and John McCain’s Considering Him for VP The news that Rep Eric Cantor (R-VA), the House chief deputy minority whip, has been asked for his family, health, and financial documents by the presumptive Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain, with an eye towards vetting him as a possible running mate, has excited not only some in the Jewish community. Many right-wing Evangelicals, sometimes referred to as the Republican core or base, say the Jewish Mr. Cantor may be the only possible running mate Mr. McCain can choose that will get them...