Cantor has lost.

[hrmjustin]

http://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/house/#.U5eV34XD9cs

[Capt. Obvious]

1. I think he's losering

[Red State Rebel]

101. Is there a Democrat Challenger?? Who is it??

[genwah]

130. Someone who now has a new map to study. I love electoral politics! Send $$$.

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/36034

[blackspade]

163. Um,...

That would be Democratic challenger.

[deurbano]

165. Yes!

[LoisB]

177. Thank you!

[randys1]

2. OH MY GOD would that be awesome!

[ChiciB1]

83. Maybe I'm Bonkers... BUT I In No Way Think This

is AWESOME!! This is scaring the SHIT out of me! Think about the guy who beat him! WORSE THAN CANTOR!

Even the sorta, kinda. iffey Repukes that might even give a THOUGHT to being normal, says this country is going FURTHER OFF COURSE!!

I don't think anyone saw this, but not sure I can take this RIGHTWARD LURCH, heading off a cliff. Am I alone???

[randys1]

86. What i was seeing was a D next to who beat him but that was wrong i now know

[sawdust]

106. tickles the shit out of me

This fuels the flame of discourse and in fighting among the repugs.....who is the next in line for speaker now? hahahaha..

[arthritisR_US]

110. The chap who beat him is a real RW nut job, it was a one issue campaign and that

was immigration. Good luck seeing any changes in law with respect to immigration happening now. The Dreamers will have to keep dreaming I'm afraid.

[mikekohr]

178. Sad but spot on analysis

Immigration reform is stone cold dead right now.

We have to hold the Senate and get back the House or it's 2 more years of stalemate and assquackery.

[arthritisR_US]

202. I feel so bad for the dreamers....

there is a part of me that wants to dance around because cantor got the rug pulled out from under him, but the price will be too high for the innocents...

[Berlin Expat]

210. At the absolute minimum,

we need to hold the Senate to block the worst excesses of a wingnut House of Representatives.

[Egnever]

200. Are you kidding?

We just got a freshman senator for the majority leader! That is a win even if the guy is batshit crazy the level of power traded out there was immense. The new guy wont get anything done and will be a sole vote nay. I will take that trade every day of the week.

[Plucketeer]

222. That's how I see it too

This rube will be a vote - nothing more. What tickles me is how Cantor's smile/sneer we've seen as he's been chomping at the bit for Boehner's gavel - will now mean ZIP! LOL!!!! Eric - go back to VA and sulk - you mean-spirited piece of s**t.

[AAO]

116. I think if the guy is even nuttier than Cantor, that has to be good for dems.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

208. I doubt it. Virginia is a microcosm of the country right now

And they've swapped a Rand Paul for another Ted Cruz.

[AAO]

220. I so hope you're wrong!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

226. After reading about this guy today, I'm more optimistic.

It's a safe district for the GOP. But other than their dislike for Cantor, Republicans there don't seem so out of step with the majority of Americans.

It would appear the mainstream media is going to muck this up again by wrongly claiming loud and long that it was immigration policy that booted Cantor.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/11/eric-cantor-immigration_n_5483928.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[spooky3]

223. It is a heavily gerrymandered state (by Repubs).

This is a safe red district, but anything can happen.

[genwah]

135. It can work for us. When "de Brat" makes a "quotable" quote, we can run that against ALL the R's.

In the mean time, https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/36034

[AlinPA]

141. I don't see how the guy could be worse than that weasel Cantor. He will not be in the position

of leadership that Cantor was and will be (at least for some time) about as useful as Louie Gohmert.

[OLDMADAM]

167. This is bigger than Big, and not very good news..

I love the Hell out of seeing this putz take this hit, but if there was any prayer for Immigration Reform, forget it now, and maybe for the next 3 years at the least.. This comes from my hubby who is an activist, who explained it at length to me..

After this result, no repubz will utter a word about it, and you can throw in moderate Dems in hard races in November. Now, if we aren't careful and we lose a few seats in the Senate, you can forget about it in the next Congress as well..

If we should lose the Senate.. ba bye. The President could do it by executive order, but that may be impossible until after the November election at the earliest, and the next Pres. Dem candidate may not want him to do that until after the 2016 elections..

[arthritisR_US]

201. That is how I see it too. I sure as hell hope Democratic voters turn out in November! nt

[billhicks76]

180. Worse Than Cantor?

Is that possible? At least this guys not coached and developed by Big Money and the War Machine. I'm sure he's a conservative crazyman but at least he had a PHd. You don't think this gives the Democrat the edge? But what if this guy wants to bomb Iran like Cantor did? Where the Hell is our version of the Tea Party??? We are dropping the ball...people are fed up with business as usual and we could squeeze some Progressives in if it weren't for our own Eric Cantors trying to keep the club exclusive.

[former9thward]

3. You may want to correct the spelling in your headline.

[hrmjustin]

4. thanks.

[Capt. Obvious]

8. But now my response seems out of place

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. That is DEFINITELY not on anybody's radar

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and that is not a bad thing... I think

He is losing to a tea party crank that makes Cantor look rational if I remember correct though.

[ChiciB1]

109. It's Seems Brat Won Because Of Immigration...

Other than Cantor being gone, there may now be an even CRAZIER idiot in Congress! Tell me I'm really, really wrong, I need you hear it. A really conservative District, you think it's minimum wage??

[nadinbrzezinski]

112. I was talking to the OP about

an issue locally.

And yes, Brat is a strong dose of tea

[ChiciB1]

121. Any Other Thoughts??

What do you READ in these tea leaves?

[nadinbrzezinski]

125. I do not know enough of local Virginia politics

though I suspect part of it was immigration, the other not approving funds after the quake.

Now if Issa was the one out the door, I would be able to have a more informed opinion, my beat to a point,.

[ChiciB1]

129. Yeah, I Know Your Location///

Florida is mine, so I'm out in "Left" field too. Just wondering why I don't feel so happy.

[nadinbrzezinski]

131. Go to his website

http://davebratforcongress.com/about-dave/

This guy is truly a strong dose of tea

[dhill926]

6. would they then replace a smirking...

piece of shit with an absolute madman? Or does a Dem have any chance in the general?

[elleng]

9. Dunno,

but Dem Party didn't do a THING for a real winner last time around.

https://www.facebook.com/PowellForVA

[Nay]

186. Thank you. I live in VA and have referred to that race many times here,

pointing out that national dem orgs sent NO money to Powell, even though he was polling at 40% before the election. Everyone wonders why that happened. Was there a high-level agreement between R and Ds that Cantor would not be challenged? Or what?

No one has come up with a decent explanation for that. If the dem orgs do send money to this new Dem challenger, what will it tell us? If they don't, it will most certainly tell us they don't care if tea partiers win.

[elleng]

188. A DUer who is, apparently, close to party decision makers

defended the 'decision' to not 'throw money away' on Powell. We had several 'discussions' here at the time. Allegedly, it was because they had to decide among numerous candidates, and decided they could not beat cancer.

[Nay]

195. My reply to that statement was that even if they thought Cantor couldn't be

beaten, it was still important to show state democrats that national democrats and the Party itself was still behind their own candidates. Otherwise, local Dem parties wither and die. After all, the Repub Party has thrown money at its candidates all the way down to dogcatcher, and they've done well with that tactic.

[elleng]

197. Thanks for that.

I think I just slammed my fist on the table, NOT at all constructive.

[former9thward]

24. Probably not.

He has $1000.00 cash on hand. http://ballotpedia.org/Virginia's_7th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014

[TexasTowelie]

36. It might be time to pour some money into this race.

Most of Cantor's voters will probably move over to Brat, but it is an opportunity.

[QED]

160. It was an open primary so many of Brat's votes were from Dems.

[HooptieWagon]

50. Even if its a solid red district...

... a rookie Representative isn't going to have choice committee assignments, committee chairs, or much influence as compared to Cantor. So even if the Dem candidate loses, its still a bit of a victory for Democrats in that the GOP loses some experienced leadership.

[elleng]

7. To a BRAT!

How apt!!!

[Cha]

12. 51% reporting, ellen..

Republican 51.2% Reporting
Tweet

D. Brat
55.6%
31,218

E. Cantor (i)
44.4%
24,954

We can't get him from the left maybe we can get him from the right?! If he loses then a Dem will have to run against Brat, no?

Bet he's sweating right now and the smirk is gone.

[elleng]

13. Yes, a Dem will have to run against a Brat, Cha.

[genwah]

18. Against "de Brat"! Writers in late night wait with bated breath...

[elleng]

23. YES!

[Iliyah]

92. Cantor is a Indie?

[elleng]

105. NO, Repug, INCUMBENT.

[Cha]

172. That's what I thought .. at first.. and then I saw Incumbent. And, he's outta here, Iliyah!!!!!

[Warpy]

10. I don't know anything about Dave Brat except he's the teabagger choice

which means he's even worse than Cantor, although probably less effective. It would be nice if he turned out to be nutty enough to lose in November, but that's a long shot in VA.

Cantor is losing because fracking caused earthquakes have caused damage in his district and he was stupid enough to oppose any government aid to help fix it.

[Cha]

15. Thought he was invincible, did he? Yeah, Brat's a teabagger but hopefully a Dem will run

against him and Win!

[elleng]

16. A 'long shot' maybe,

but surely if Dem party does NOTHING to support the Dem candidate, like last time. https://www.facebook.com/PowellForVA

[former9thward]

31. The Democratic candidate has $1000 cash on hand.

Which is nothing in a Congressional race. If the DCCC does not support him with money he will go nowhere.

http://ballotpedia.org/Virginia's_7th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014

[elleng]

45. Exactly!

[genwah]

136. Well, WE can fix that...

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/36034

[Nay]

187. Last time, Cantor had $10 million and his Dem challenger Powell had

$400,000 (NONE from Dem national orgs, all his own money or local donations). And Powell STILL got 40% of the vote. So money from Du, Act Blue, etc. is critical.

[AlinPA]

133. Cantor is a slimier teabagger from what I've seen so far. Not much information on Brat, but

how could he be any worse than that smirking weasel?

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Yup, take a good dose of Tea with your celebration

http://davebratforcongress.com/about-dave/

Oy... I hope that gives the dem a chance, and makes a non contested district one that is.

[pa28]

14. With 40% in it looks like he's going down.

I can't wait to see that weasel's concession speech.

[elleng]

19. Can't imagine that he'd concede!

[malaise]

17. Boehner must be happy

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahaha

[elleng]

21. Right, get the back-stabbing cretin away!

so maybe some hope that repugs would change their ways, and actually GOVERN???!!!

[NV Whino]

20. That would be awesome!

Even if the teabagger wins the general, and I hope he won't, he will be a freshman. And Cantor will be toast either way.

[hrmjustin]

22. He lost. hasn't been called but the margin is getting bigger.

[tk2kewl]

30. fuhgeddaboudit!

D. Brat
56.1%
29,842
E. Cantor (i)
43.9%
23,310

[Brother Buzz]

25. Open primary, baby

Looks like the Democrats torpedoed Canter. My money says this seat will flip in November if the numbers hold.

DCCC, please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone.

[Whisp]

27. Here is hoping your money is correct.

Hallejuah!

[tabasco]

96. Please, let it come to pass

I live right next to Virginia and I don't want it to be wackjob-land.

[MrMickeysMom]

176. I like that response...

… to the DCCC!

[Brother Buzz]

183. I will be royally pissed if DCCC doesn't go 'pedal to the metal' on this one

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

[Whisp]

26. Is this the Canter that was involved in ChromeGait?

Be still my heart.

Eric Cantor, the evil thing of all evil things.

[LonePirate]

28. Will immigration reform receive a vote this year now that Cantor has lost his primary?

Boehner might push it through since his Majority Leader has only six more months on the job. Or maybe Cantor will push for it simply to piss off the Tea Party types that rejected him.

[hrmjustin]

29. Good question.

[former9thward]

40. Immigration reform is dead.

Cantor was the one pushing it. Other Rs will see what happened to him and run away from it. No one can 'push it through.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

174. The more the moderate Repugs push reform the more the extreme right will push against it

that is why immigration is going to be topic of the year

[cascadiance]

205. Actually in its present form, I'm glad its dead. HATE the H-1B expansion in it!

I would hope that if we can get a more Democratic majority in congress instead of a Cantor controlled majority, that we could get a more clean bill out of the house that does REAL immigration reform, and not trying to use that to expand legalized slave labor here that screws working class both of those working as H-1B workers and those of us that get put out of work and our salaries lowered because of it. H-!B is NOT immigration, but temporary worker legislation, where ultimately the work experience is transfered out of this country instead of building it up here.

[former9thward]

206. I don't think that will happen.

There is a big conflict in the Democratic Party on immigration. The unions generally oppose it, especially the H-1B. The tech companies who give heavily to the Party support it. A bigger Democratic majority will not resolve these differences.

[cascadiance]

224. Yes, there are the Schumers and Clintons and other corporatists that have played along...

... with the corporate lobbyists in the past to infect bills like this with the H-1B crap in them. But even Clinton lately has been trying to appear more "progressive" as a part of sounding out whether she's running for president in 2016. We as progressives can also make this an issue in coming primaries too, so that we make sure and nominate those who will get out the H-1B programs from such legislation. The tide is building now. Perhaps even some tea partiers that are less corporatist in allegiances amongst Republicans would like to see this stuff pulled out and work together to see that it is.

[blogslut]

32. Hey, Eric!

David Dewhurst sez hi.

[WolverineDG]

87. hee!

couldn't happen to nicer people.

I do hope this means the Dems win, otherwise it will be "cuckoo for Cocoapuffs" time....

[blogslut]

93. Well, it's all about supporting the Democratic candidates and GOTV.

I will begin phone banking come October/ November.

[gwheezie]

33. Yup dems can vote

Hope it doesn't 't backfire on dems. If Brat wins dems better put up a fight. Brat is a loon.

[brer cat]

34. Happy day if that holds.

Wipe that smirk off his face.

[Takket]

35. wow, scumbag cantor gone!

that's great! i know nothing about this district. dem beating cantor would be hard but surely we can make a campaign of it against a teahadist, right?????

[sheshe2]

37. OMG!

Poor wittle Eric.

Now we need to take that seat! Go Dems~

[Fred Sanders]

38. The soft underbelly of America's democracy, the ultra low turnout primary, the Koch's saw

that long ago and have been clawing at it for years.

A challenge from the right according to the brain dead media who say it is a safe seat for any crazy Republican without daring to mention the distorted, convoluted gerrymandered District or the voter turnout.

Cantor was not rusty or lazy, he refused to cross over to the tea party crazy.

[madfloridian]

39. Looks like he lost to a teaparty candidate in the primary?

Don't know which is worse.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

65. Exactly. I'm not sure why folks are cheering this...

to the extent they are. A Democrat hasn't held that seat since 1971... we're talking George "Macaca" Allen territory.

[former9thward]

207. Exactly.

Someone more right wing than Cantor will take the seat. And it kills immigration reform which Cantor was pushing for.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

227. How — and where — Eric Cantor lost, in 1 map

I'm just logging on for the day and this map may have been discussed already, but thought I'd share it here:



http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/11/how-eric-cantor-lost-in-1-map/

What the hell is going on in the Richmond 'burbs?!

This comment at WaPo was rather interesting:

Just a Sunday drive in the country north of Richmond will verify the look of this map: every other yard is festooned with an angry yellow Tea Party banners. But so far there is too little discussion, much less any journalistic reporting, about the sizeable, indeed affluent, immigrant community in Henrico County, in particular Indian and Hispanic populations clustered around Richmond. It would be a mistake to assume that they are not sufficiently positioned within the business community to tip the November election. When Larry Sabato remarked last night on MSNBC that Cantor had stepped on toes, he was insinuating, I believe, Hispanic and Indian consituents that used to belong to Eric Cantor. If the Democratic machine gets behind Brat's challenger, allows this unknown socioligist to stump for and on the hard questions -- 1) immigration reform; 2) gun control; 3) and student loan reform, -- Cantor's former immigrant followers may come crawling out of the workwork to vote Brat down and put a Democrat in Cantor's seat. The thing is wide open right now. I wish someone at the Post would widen the reporting by talking with CASA, who booed Cantor at his press conferences, and get a sense of their numbers and the outreach potential of this grass roots organization; and talk as well with the Hispanic continuency at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Let's walk around the elephant and consider the whole beast before we make conclusions about Brat's upset by looking up the elephant's nose.

[former9thward]

228. Interesting map.

I wish I knew more about the area.

[Jamastiene]

211. They seem to think the Tea Party guy could possibly be defeated by a Democrat

easier than Cantor. Plus, with the new guy going in, he won't hold so many committee seats and other leadership positions like Cantor. At least, that seems to be the gist of the idea that I have read here.

It sounds like a gamble to me, not something to cheer about. If the Democrat loses to the new extremist, it definitely won't be something to cheer about. I wish someone would explain why Teabaggers winning primaries is a good thing, in their view.

[hrmjustin]

41. AP called it.

[Puglover]

52. Rachel just interrupted Chris Hayes

to report on this. It's a big big deal.

[Skidmore]

60. She said that Cantor's team had no idea that a loss was on the way until 50 minutes ago.

They didn't see it coming.

[Puglover]

66. That in itself is simply unbelievable.

I have always loathed that smarmy creep. But not sure how this will play out.

[AlinPA]

154. What difference will it make, except a change in GOP House leadership where everything is

done to stop everything Obama? There is no chance for any compromise on anything that involves the President, so Cantor being replaced won't matter. Put a bag over Brat's head and you would not know the difference between him and Cantor. "No" and other crazy teabagger crap would still be coming out the mouth hole.

[catbyte]

196. Yeah, but at least Cantor's hideous, smarmy mug will be gone.

[AlinPA]

217. Yes. The weasel has a constant smirk. He can't even smile without a snarling look.

[VanillaRhapsody]

42. Sucks to be him!

[SoCalNative]

43. The FReepers

are beyond thrilled over this

[gwheezie]

44. I wonder if they counted chesterfield

Cantor has his support there out in the more rural areas Brat may beat him

[hrmjustin]

46. Ap called it. he lost.

[malaise]

47. Holy Shite this is delish

[hrmjustin]

61. I know.

[malaise]

48. Rachel is breaking it inthe middle of Chris Hayes program

Damn!!!

[City Lights]

51. OMG! Best news I've heard in awhile!

[AngryAmish]

78. One night while drunk I smoked a pack of unfiltered Chesterfields

My lung felt great.

[hrmjustin]

166. Brat won that county by 2700 votes.

[gwheezie]

49. Cantor had never held a job

His dad hired him to work in the family business then got him a job with the GOP. Eric should call George Allen for help

[napkinz]

53. oh yeah!

[chelsea0011]

54. Man! How conservative is that district?

[elleng]

117. Very, and

apparently fracking an issue, tho not being told, and immigration reform a big issue as cancer apparently was supporting 'reform.'

[mucifer]

142. sounds pretty bad to me.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

55. mwuahahahahahah. Was he not 'conservative' enough? nt

[malaise]

67. Is this one is all about Immigration? n/t

[sufrommich]

56. Holy Shit! nt

[Yavin4]

57. Frankenstein's monster just ate Dr. Frankenstein n/t

[Boomerproud]

99. You nailed it!

Pukes created this monster and are being eaten by it. The rest of us are next unless people in this district come to their senses.

[blkmusclmachine]

215. The vacancy left by the hard right lurch of the GOP will soon be filled by the DEMS. COUNT. ON. IT.

[spanone]

58. cause he's too liberal?....this is one fucked up party...

[madinmaryland]

59. With 86.5% of the vote in, the race is being called for Brat..

[Takket]

62. See you in hell you son of a bitch

[Lee-Lee]

63. I hate his guts- but this may be bad. Any chance of immigration reform this year just evaporated

That is the wedge issue he got defeated on.

I suspect the recent news coverage of immigrant children pushed this race over.

No Republican in the House will even think about supporting it now after seeing what happened to him. I suspect it just made many Democrats in moderate districts pretty gun shy on immigration as well.

I can't smile too much his defeat when it signals the much bigger thing we most clearly just lost any chance of.

[ChiciB1]

113. THS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THINK!

Whooping this up isn't how I'm feeling!

[myrna minx]

64. Wow!

[Jefferson23]

68. Opportunity has opened the door...time to put time and money to support the Democrat. K&R

[Ilsa]

69. So how bad is the teabagger that beat

Cantor? I realize he would be a freshman if he won in November and wouldn't have the same power and influence. Could the Dem win in November?

[Strelnikov_]

70. God bless the Tea Party n/t

[hrmjustin]

71. Time to celebrate.

[TNNurse]

72. Never thought I would cheer a Tea Party win

But someone beat Eric Cantor..... how can you not be happy about that!!!!!!

[Corey_Baker08]

73. Hell Yea n/t

[tosh]

74. K & Effn' R!!!

[ucrdem]

75. This has been a good week for Schadenfreude.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

76. Aw that's too bad

[sheshe2]

77. Good!

Thanks justin.

[cleduc]

79. Can't stand Cantor

Good riddance!

[Ruby the Liberal]

80. DCCC better step to the plate on this

Cantor didn't take the challenge seriously. Lets hope this guy has a closet chock full of skeletons.

[genwah]

126. Fuck the D-trip-C. They aren't even fair weather friends.

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/36034

I'll be posting that link a lot on this page.

[LadyHawkAZ]

81. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

[malaise]

82. Cantor on now n/t

[rug]

84. Amazing!

[mountain grammy]

85. Good riddance to bad rubbish. So the baggers choose a bagger, but

the GOP are all teabaggers now!

[chelsea0011]

88. He is giving a campaign speech instead of concession speech. he never mentioned his opponent.

[Half-Century Man]

89. I suddenly have a warm feeling in the center of my chest

that, I'm pretty sure, doesn't have anything to do with the saki...

[pinto]

90. CANTOR LOSES (Politico)

By Jake Sherman | 6/10/14 8:03 PM EDT Updated: 6/10/14 8:22 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was toppled on Tuesday night in the most shocking primary defeat since Republicans took the House in 2010.

Dave Brat, a local economics professor who had tea party support, became the second challenger to defeat a House incumbent this primary season. Texas Republican Ralph Hall lost to a tea party insurgent at the end of May.
Continue Reading

Brat also halted one of the most meteoric rises in national politics, and his win illustrates the strong anti-incumbent fever that has taken over Cantor’s Richmond-area district.

Cantor’s defeat not only reorders Virginia politics, where Cantor was the highest-ranking Republican, but it completely throws the House Republican leadership into flux. Cantor, 51, was long seen as the next speaker of the House after John Boehner retires.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/eric-cantor-primary-election-results-virginia-107683.html

[Lint Head]

91. What is Brat like? Is he just as bad as Cantor or more progressive?

[nadinbrzezinski]

114. He will make you wish for Cantor

go to his website


http://davebratforcongress.com/about-dave/

Strong dose of tea right there

[countryjake]

95. Big KICK!

Never thought I'd be recommending a tea-party win, but if that's what it took to send Cantor packing, so be it.

Majority Leader comes crashing down!

[elzenmahn]

134. It's a mixed blessing, people....

...yep, he's gone, but next stop is likely K-Street. Watch his annual income increase exponentially in the coming months and years.

If he's astute, he might be more dangerous out of Congress than in. He had the spotlight on him when he was serving his constituents. Now the spotlight is off - which means he'll be able to get away with a lot more than before. And that's saying a lot.

[randys1]

97. So it was the Latino haters that elected the teaparty terrorist

Is there any chance of the Dem beating the terrorist in Nov?

[mwrguy]

98. There goes immigration reform

This is going to scare away the rethugs who support it, and probably some democrats, too.

[ChiciB1]

100. Who's The Democrat?? This Is a SUPER Conservative District...

Can a Democrat win?? I certainly hope all the hoopla here is real, cause I'm really worried. YESTERDAY, a Democrat threw the legislature to the Repukes, TODAY Cantor loses!

Please keep posting stuff that will make me feel better. As with most of we who follow politics, this is a shock to me but is it even possible a Democrat can win? And will a Democrat from that District be even a real Democrat???

[stopbush]

102. Wow!

Just...WOW!

[Arkana]

103. Ahahahahahaha this is AWESOME.

First House Majority Leader to lose his seat in a primary in 115 years.

The Tea Party Frankenstein is destroying its creator.

[JustAnotherGen]

104. It's gif-arific

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[AlinPA]

107. This is a big deal. That slime is out for now, the other guy won't change much in the GOP.

Both are teabaggers.

[GoCubsGo]

108. Best news I've heard in ages!!

I'm shocked.

[totodeinhere]

115. I don't consider a Tea Party nutcase winning an election good news. n/t

[AlinPA]

122. IMO, Cantor is a teabgger nutcase.

[totodeinhere]

144. True. Cantor is of course. But go to right wing websites and you will seem them celebrating this.

I just checked Freeperville and they are just ecstatic over there. And good news for them is bad news for me.

[AlinPA]

150. We will know more after Cantor's leadership position is filled. If it's a Louie Gohmert type,

we won't be celebrating. With all the obstruction by the House of anything Obama, it probably won't make a lot of difference anyway. It's still no to everything and a continuation of the Repeal Obamacare loop.

[GoCubsGo]

127. He hasn't won the election that will give him the seat.

He is still a candidate.

Also, if the teabagger wins, he will not automatically assume Cantor's leadership position, and that is a good thing. It will still go to a dickhead, as that's about all the GOP consists of these days, but it won't be that teabagger.

[AAO]

111. Oh Joy, joy! This is a very early birthday/Christmas present. FUCK YOU CANTOR!

[Leith]

118. Here's All I Have to Say

[loyalsister]

119. It looks like Cooter may have played a role..

Former congressman Ben Jones (D-Ga.), better known as "Cooter" from Dukes of Hazzard, has a plan to knock Eric Cantor out of the House. He's urging his fellow Democrats to cross over and vote for a tea party-backed candidate in Virginia's primary election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/ben-cooter-jones_n_5463196.html

The question I have now is whether it's possible for him to be a solid candidate?

[HoosierRadical]

120. couldn't have happen to a better guy...

[Corey_Baker08]

123. Sign The Goodbye & Good Riddance Card To Eric Cantor

From Day One of Obama’s presidency, Eric Cantor has used every dirty trick to block the Democratic agenda. There are so many big issues we could make progress on without Republicans like Eric Cantor in our way: raising the minimum wage, passing comprehensive immigration reform, student loan reform, and making millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share just to name a few.

And tonight, Cantor has been thrown out by the Tea Party base that he’s kowtowed to at every turn.

If you’re also glad that Cantor’s been shown the door, sign our card to let him know:

http://dccc.org/Bye-Bye-Eric-Cantor

[Jack Rabbit]

124. Gotta love it

Now, can the Dems pick up the seat against a Bagger?

Since when was Eric Cantor too moderate for the Tea Party? Eric, my man, reap what you sow.

[Bonhomme Richard]

128. First time I've ever been thankful for the tea party. n/t

[ChiciB1]

140. I Sure Hope You Know More About VA Than I Do

because the guy who got elected is a NUT JOB! I have no idea who the Democrat is, and yesterday a Democrat GAVE the legislature to Repukes! What kind of Democrat could possibly win here? Just asking.

[bayareaboy]

132. Cantor should have done what all the other Cantors told him not to do...

especially Eddie Cantor, do not get into politics, and if you do, don't be a RePUG!

[deutsey]

137. Hallelujah!

[hrmjustin]

138. You know from all these responses I get the feeling you guys didn't like him.

[Ellipsis]

139. Ab... so.... lute... ly... fuckin' awesome.

[NuttyFluffers]

143. thank heaven for small mercies

i'm pretty sure i won't miss him. wait, let me reflect... nope, still pretty sure.

[ChiciB1]

145. This Guy Is Now Taling About JESUS!

OMG, puleeeeze! Here we go!

[countryjake]

149. Who? Cantor? He's Jewish!

Or do you mean the tea-bagger?

[ChiciB1]

151. The Tea-Bagger!

Commenters are saying the winner is anyone who's against immigration! WOW, sure hope I feel better tomorrow!

I'm kind of having some weird thoughts that "batshit goonies" are really taking this country SOUTH! And not the border south, the idiot SOUTH!

[countryjake]

159. Well, look at it this way...an established batshit goonie just lost...

to another batshit goonie. Both tea-partiers, and both destructive, but Cantor was smug in his seat, big in the various committees he was a member of, and confident that he could continue to lead the House down a rabbit-hole. The new guy doesn't have any such power.

I know, it's scary shit to be cheering for a tea-party victory, and I'm not real comfortable with it at all, but Cantor was a slithering snake. Now he's probably wondering what could have brought this all on...his promotion and crackpot support of the tea-baggers is what caused it. They eat their own.

[ChiciB1]

221. Upon Reflection AND Further News

Maybe Democrats cobbled together and voted against THE SLIME BALL CANTOR!

[d_b]

146. HAHAHAAHA FUCK YOU CAN

[Iliyah]

147. Didn't they just knock out the only Jewish GOPer in the house?

3....2....1.....blame game and guess who and political group its gonna be.

[Livluvgrow]

148. Now if Paul Ryan

were sent packin I would really celebrate. I say it wont change a thing because come voting time in Congress their votes would be the same anyway.

[Dopers_Greed]

152. YES!!!!!!

F*** you Cantor.

Hopefully the bagger is on the Akin/McDonnell/Angle-level of crazy.

[BumRushDaShow]

153. Whoda thunk it?

Hope that the Democrat can be propped up there.

[stopwastingmymoney]

155. I realize it's a mixed blessing

But I can't help being happy because, well...I hate that guy.

[AnnieBW]

156. Oh, yeah... What can you do?

Use THIS as a theme song...

[marble falls]

157. I want to see the concession. Fox won't hire him.

[totodeinhere]

161. I just saw excerpts from his concession speech speech and his wife looked like

she got run over by a freight train.

[gussmith]

158. Rats, In a Way

Good grief, now the Supremes can say I told you so. Cantor with his campaign millions lost to a first timer with a few hundred thou. Citizens United gets a boost.

[Flatpicker]

162. The R's made one

Hell of a Frankenstein's monster with the Tea Party.

It's turning on them, but this has to be put down in the general. Can you imagine a TP controlled congress?

We'll be Farked, Fracked, Frigged and Fucked in no time...

[underthematrix]

164. There is God. I'm so glad

domestic terrorist Eric Cantor LOST

[littlemissmartypants]

168. Ditto it all. eom

[Blue Owl]

169. He's not an AmeriCAN, he's an AmeriCANT...

n/t

[BlueCheese]

170. Amazing that even Cantor isn't conservative enough.

The GOP primaries sure bring out the fringe.

[IrishAyes]

171. Hooray!

Now the key is to convince the idiot to run as a write-in candidate, thereby splitting the nutjob vote as much as possible and encouraging a leftward win. I encourage Mike Huckabee to run for president for that very reason.

[ancianita]

175. Wooohoooo! Thank you, Virginia!

[EEO]

179. Cantor looked the part and was such a slimy bastard.

[MrMickeysMom]

181. Who is Dave Brat?

Well, it looks like he's private right-wing educated and can't tell the difference between church and state, if you ask me.

Brat, a Michigan native, is 49 years old. He’s spent the last 18 years working as an economics professor at Randolph Macon College, a school of around 1,200 students located in Ashland, Va. According to news reports, he also spent time working as an economist in the Army and at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. He earned his bachelors degree from Hope College, a small liberal arts college in Holland, Mich. He would go on to get a doctorate in economics from American University. Brat, who is Catholic, got his masters from Princeton Theological Seminary, an institution that, according to its mission statement, “prepares women and men to serve Jesus Christ in ministries marked by faith, integrity, scholarship, competence, compassion, and joy, equipping them for leadership worldwide in congregations and the larger church, in classrooms and the academy, and in the public arena.”
Brat launched his campaign in January. Like many tea party-aligned candidates, he said he wanted to address the nation’s ballooning deficit and that he wanted to be Cantor’s “term limit.”
But, even for a conservative hopeful, he took on the Republican establishment in unusually harsh terms. Shortly after launching his campaign, according to an account in the Culpeper Star Exponent, Brat held an event in which he suggested that Washington politicians charged money to pass laws. He also said that, to get a seat on the House Ethics Committee, a member would have to pay $150,000.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/2014-virginia-primary-election-dave-brat-107688.html#ixzz34IHKwd00

[Chan790]

182. Yay! n/t

[Puzzledtraveller]

184. this may not be the best thing at this juncture.

[Aerows]

193. Eric Cantor

getting beaten is the first time a Sitting Majority Leader got ejected in a Primary since 1899. So yes, this is a good thing. It is telling how little respect the members of his district have for him.

Besides, he's so sour, I hope he goes home tonight and recognizes that despite how highly he thinks of himself, his constituents don't!

[hrmjustin]

185. Wow! first time one of my threads got the most recs in a day on this forum.

[Aerows]

191. He's so despicable

smarmy and condescending, I think everyone on the left (and some on the right) are pleased to see that arrogant snob get his behind handed to him. He's like Romney, so arrogant he didn't see it coming, either.

[Aerows]

189. The sour looking manager of the asshole store

has lost, much to his surprise. Couldn't happen to a more richly deserving smarmy clown.

[Rex]

190. Lost to a Chicken basket!

[Kennah]

192. His mind

My bad. Thought this was a different game.

[Lobo27]

194. I've read that his defeat ends immigration reform for another two years.

Many reps will be scared to support reform.

[Blue_Adept]

214. They weren't going to do anything anyway.

It's been dead for awhile and as we've seen, nothing of any importance will get done while Obama is in office because he - and the country - can't have a win.

[MustBeTheBooz]

198. I don't really care how it happened...

That smarmy fucker is gone! Good riddance!

[AAO]

199. I think a hardy hardy-har-har is in order!

[Historic NY]

203. He is going to need lots of these....

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[flamingdem]

204. The sore loser law will prevent

Hom from a come back hee hee

[47of74]

209. I cannot wait to hear Mama's reaction.

[struggle4progress]

212. Low turnout. 13% of the District voted in the open GOP primary.

About 7% voted for Brat, about 6% for Cantor

[DonCoquixote]

213. ok let's see

How Debbie Wasserman Schultz manages to make Tramell lose.

[blkmusclmachine]

216. As the GOP lurches hard right, so goes the DEMS, chasing after the ever-moving "Center."

[SmittynMo]

218. This was well planned out by the dems

At first, I thought, OMG, a tea party POS overtakes the GOP? It's getting worse than I thought.

Think about it. Based on many postings I have read on this, many dems came out to vote against Cantor. Cantor needed to get the boot. He was the extreme of the GOP and stood for nothing. But replacing him with a tea party idiot? Could it be worse than Cantor? Perhaps. Perhaps not. He does not have the recognition Cantor had, and will most likely lose in November. I think it was a good move. The dems now have a chance to take it all in November. I just hope they don't blow it. A good offense starts with a good defense. And then there's the fact that this a a huge blow to the GOP. They are falling apart on a daily basis.

Either way, then end result is that Cantor is out and I couldn't be happier. Good riddance sucka.

[get the red out]

219. The GOP is being attacked

by the monster they created in the "Tea Party".

[urbuddha]

225. Vote for Trammell !

http://www.trammellforcongress.com/


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