GOP House majority Leader Eric Cantor defeated by Tea Party primary opponent

[vicupstate]

It is pretty rare for someone this high up the chain to lose in a primary.  He is the only Jewish Republican House member. He represents Virginia's 7th district.

Good to see him reap what he sowed.

[fsquid]

astroturf?

[tufsu1]

he's as close to Tea Party without being Tea Party as one can get

[fsquid]

he was 5 years ago, he seemed to fall out of favor with them.

[vicupstate]

Cantor spent $5.5mm compared to $200k for his opponent and yet was handed a landslide defeat.

I remember when Mike Weinstein was running for Mayor against Peyton, when Peyton was running for a second term. Everyone, including Weinstein apparently since he dropped out, thought Peyton's money would make it impossible to win.  I argued that if Weinstein simply had enough to get his message out, that it wouldn't matter if he was outspent. It is a shame we never found out for sure.


From Politico:

Once seen as a top contender for House speaker, he had the support of 377 political action committees representing almost every major corporate and special interest from all sectors of the economy, including airlines, telecom, energy, food, and manufacturing groups.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/2014-virginia-primary-big-money-eric-cantor-107699.html#ixzz34JvHrjYP

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/2014-virginia-primary-big-money-eric-cantor-107699.html?hp=t1#