Eric Cantor to lose primary? [Update: Cantor Loses!!]

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Dave Brat defeats Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader, in VA's 7th Congressional District primary!

99% reporting:

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[TD]Brat, Dave[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35,787[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55.6%[/TD]
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[TD]Canotr, Eric[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28,631[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2014/by_state/VA_US_House_0610.html

Dave Brat opposes NSA spying and corporate welfare. He cited Liberty For All's scorecard in attacking Cantor for not being principled. Liberty For All supported Ron Paul and helped elect Thomas Massie.

 
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AP just called the race for Dave Brat.



 
This is payback for Cuccinelli as well. Cantor's people plunged plenty of daggers during that race.
 
Washington Post story from this morning:

A conservative challenger is expected to fall far short of defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in Tuesday’s congressional primary. Disorganization and poor funding have stymied the campaign of tea party activist David Brat, even as he tapped into conservative resentment toward a party leader who has been courting the Republican right for years.

Brat, an economics professor, simply failed to show up to D.C. meetings with powerful conservative agitators last month, citing upcoming finals. He only had $40,000 in the bank at the end of March, according to first quarter filings. Cantor had $2 million.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html
 
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He posted this a couple weeks ago:
 
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