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Eric Cantor Defeated in VA GOP Primary by Tea Party Calvinist

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ObserverArt6/10/2014 6:22:42 pm PDT

This thread is moving fast and I haven’t had a chance to catch up, so if this has already been discussed, sorry.

I think this election stunner is more about Cantor’s district turning against him. They wanted him gone. It’s the old throw the bum out move. Two things point to that to me.

1. The dude that beat him only ran on the immigration issues. I don’t think that was enough to dump a guy like Cantor. There had to be some disappointment with Cantor overall.

2. Turnout was low. People are not going out to support Cantor…in a Republican district. Says a lot.

My summation. If the Dems have a decent candidate, I think they can make a run for it in that district. Again…throw the bum out also means we want someone new. The floor is open to sell those folks in Virginia that a nice level headed centrist Democrat can work for you. The other guy…Brat…he may too much for the people too, but was enough to take down Cantor which may have been the important goal of the voters.

And, I wonder what Reince Priebus is up to tonight?