Guest Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Not much else to say. Eric Cantor was defeated by someone more conservative. The guy who was hated by 50% of America for being too extreme was defeated in a primary for being too soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kurgan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Not much else to say. Eric Cantor was defeated by someone more conservative. The guy who was hated by 50% of America for being too extreme was defeated in a primary for being too soft.This definitely bodes well for the G.O.P in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Gun Owners of America made a strong push against him. At least, they sent an email thanking their supporters for their efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pong Messiah Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 GET HIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 So.. is this good for Democrats, with the opposition losing a senior leader in the House, or bad, because it shows that the Republicans are going to become more intransigent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 So.. is this good for Democrats, with the opposition losing a senior leader in the House, or bad, because it shows that the Republicans are going to become more intransigent? If you are a democrat, I think this is good because as you say, the GOP lost a senior leader. Not only is this a blow to the party overall, but Jack Trammell has a good shot at beating David Brat since neither guy is an incumbent. Now admittedly, I don't know a lot about VA politics, but I think Cantor had a better shot at defending his seat against a democrat than Brat does at winning it against Trammell. Assuming David Brat is even elected, gaining one tea party member doesn't necessarily mean the GOP over all will become even more obstructionist, and in fact, David Brat will likely be ineffectual because it seems the establishment republicans are ostracizing republicans, like Tea Party republicans who don't "tow the line." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolence Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 To be honest, I like some of what I read about Brat. Now take that with a grain of salt, as I'm sure that he has some atrociously backward views on many social issues. But he was railing against crony capitalism and how big business has been made fat at the expense of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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