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    In a stunning upset, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the GOP Virginia primary Tuesday night to Dave Brat, an economics professor and political novice.

    The Associated Press called the race for Cantor about an hour after polls closed at 7 p.m. ET.

    Cantor is the second-most powerful member of the U.S. House and was widely seen as the next in line to succeed House Speaker John Boehner.

    Cantor's loss to a political novice with little money marks a huge victory for the Tea Party movement, which supported Cantor just a few years ago.

    Brat had been a thorn in Cantor's side on the campaign, casting the congressman as a Washington insider who isn't conservative enough. His message apparently scored well with voters in the 7th District.

    "There needs to be a change," said Joe Mullins, who voted in Chesterfield County Tuesday. The engineering company employee said he has friends who tried to arrange town hall meetings with Cantor, who declined their invitations.

    Tiffs between the GOP's establishment and Tea Party factions have flared in Virginia since Tea Party favorite Ken Cuccinelli lost last year's gubernatorial race. Cantor supporters have met with stiff resistance in trying to wrest control of the state party away from Tea party enthusiasts, including in the Cantor's home district.

    Brat teaches at Randolph-Macon College, a small liberal arts school north of Richmond. He raised just more than $200,000 for his campaign, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.

    Beltway-based groups also spent heavily in the race. The American Chemistry Council, whose members include many blue chip companies, spent more than $300,000 on TV ads promoting Cantor. It's the group's only independent expenditure so far this election year. Political arms of the American College of Radiology, the National Rifle Association and the National Association of Realtors had five-figure independent spending to promote Cantor.

    Brat offset the cash disadvantage with endorsements from conservative activists like radio host Laura Ingraham, and with help from local Tea Party activists angry at Cantor.

    Much of the campaign centered on immigration, where critics on both sides have recently taken aim at Cantor.

    Brat has accused the House majority leader of being a top cheerleader for "amnesty" for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Cantor has responded forcefully by boasting in mailers of blocking Senate plans "to give illegal aliens amnesty."

    It was a change in tone for Cantor, who has repeatedly voiced support for giving citizenship to certain immigrants brought illegally to the country as children. Cantor and House GOP leaders have advocated a step-by-step approach rather than the comprehensive bill backed by the Senate. They've made no move to bring legislation to a vote and appear increasingly unlikely to act this year.

    Cantor, a former state legislator, was elected to Congress in 2000. He became majority leader in 2011.

    Fox News' Chad Pergram and The Associated Press contributed to this report
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  • #2
    Hahahahahahaha. Serves him fucking right!

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    • #3
      Now to do the same to Boehner and McCain
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      • #4
        The tide is turning.

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        • #5
          So long, status quo. Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
          "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Forever_frost View Post
            Now to do the same to Boehner and McCain
            That would be nice!
            ازدهار رأسه برعشيت

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            • #7
              Best news I heard all day... Good start...Tea Bag some more of these career politicians that refuse to listen

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              • #8
                The Republicans swore they'd kill the Tea Party, they weren't expecting someone so high up on the list to get the boot
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Forever_frost View Post
                  The Republicans swore they'd kill the Tea Party, they weren't expecting someone so high up on the list to get the boot
                  Yep, Boehner has got to be shaking in his bronzer-stained drawers right about now.
                  "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."

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                  • #10
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                    • #11
                      All kinds of awesome in this defeat.

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                      • #12
                        Damn...

                        Cantor spent more than $5 million on his campaign, while Brat spent about $122,000.

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                        • #13
                          So many people are sick of these guys and their bullshit, i am not surprised at all.
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                          • #14
                            Not surprised, aside from near DC, most Virginians are decent hard working folks who don't take to getting fucked by the govt very kindly.

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                            • #15
                              Too bad we didn't get the senate minority leader. Fuck you Kentucky!
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                              "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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