Tea Party Defeats GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
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Reports of the demise of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated. Today, the Tea Party successfully primaried GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. This was an unmistakable rejection of Cantor, not an elevation of his little-known opponent, Professor David Brat. Cantor raised more than 50x the money that Brat did. Cantor spent money on both advertising and Get Out The Vote. But he could only muster 28,385 votes and
Tea Party Defeats GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
Tea Party Defeats GOP House Majority Leader…
Tea Party Defeats GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
Reports of the demise of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated. Today, the Tea Party successfully primaried GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. This was an unmistakable rejection of Cantor, not an elevation of his little-known opponent, Professor David Brat. Cantor raised more than 50x the money that Brat did. Cantor spent money on both advertising and Get Out The Vote. But he could only muster 28,385 votes and