Eric Cantor Defeated in VA GOP Primary by Tea Party Calvinist
The big news of the evening: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost the Virginia GOP primary to Tea Party challenger Dave Brat … a Christian Reconstructionist who cites 16th century theologian John Calvin as an influence. Just what we need, another extreme right wing religious fundamentalist in Congress.
#BreakingNews: Possible major upset as House Majority Leader @GOPLeader Eric Cantor may lose to #TeaParty challenger pic.twitter.com/cp0GOE0mKK
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) June 11, 2014
Dave once lectured me over lunch about Calvinism and free-market capitalism, which in his mind are pretty much the same thing.
— Matthew R. Francis (@DrMRFrancis) June 10, 2014