FINANCIAL TIMES: Weeks after the Tea Party was largely written off as a force within Republican primaries ahead of the November congressional elections, one of the Republican party’s most senior members has been defeated by an outside challenger.
Eric Cantor, the House majority leader and the second-highest ranked member in the chamber, suffered a stunning upset in his seat on the edge of Richmond, the capital of Virginia. No House majority leader has ever been defeated in a primary…
[David] Brat ran especially hard on the issue of immigration reform, attacking Mr Cantor for backing “amnesty for illegal immigrants”. Mr Cantor has supported legalising the status of younger illegal immigrants under 30 but not blanket amnesty… (more)
EDITOR: Unbelievable!
