ERIC CANTOR *LOSES* PRIMARY!!!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Oddly enough, this is now the non-Tea Party candidate for Cantor's seat:



Also, he's writing a vampire novel.

HP; VHP if he has his vampires sparkle.

[Simfan34]

Maybe the Horrible People here aren't hicks per se, but that still doesn't mean they're not bigoted crypto-Nazi neo-Confederate vermin.

[Nhoj]

Maybe the Horrible People here aren't hicks per se, but that still doesn't mean they're not bigoted crypto-Nazi neo-Confederate vermin.

I don't think anyone ever denied that.

[Simfan34]

Maybe the Horrible People here aren't hicks per se, but that still doesn't mean they're not bigoted crypto-Nazi neo-Confederate vermin.

I don't think anyone ever denied that.

Good. We fought the Confederate slavers, and we obliterated them. We fought the Nazi murderers, and destroyed them. So why are their partisans in the Republican Party? They must be totally and utterly exterminated.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Maybe the Horrible People here aren't hicks per se, but that still doesn't mean they're not bigoted crypto-Nazi neo-Confederate vermin.

I don't think anyone ever denied that.

Good. We fought the Confederate slavers, and we obliterated them. We fought the Nazi murderers, and destroyed them. So why are their partisans in the Republican Party? They must be totally and utterly liquidated.

Deep breaths SimFan!  Breath in and out, in and out.  Now let's try slowly turning down the hyperbole.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Yeah, Simfan.  The world is still going to be here tomorrow.

[Simfan34]

Trammell has higher ratings on RateMyProfessor than Brat does, but only slightly so. Brat is easier.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Hey, Cantor: Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

I never liked him in the GOP and hopefully, this last minute Democratic challenger can flip the seat.

[Simfan34]

Maybe the Horrible People here aren't hicks per se, but that still doesn't mean they're not bigoted crypto-Nazi neo-Confederate vermin.

I don't think anyone ever denied that.

Good. We fought the Confederate slavers, and we obliterated them. We fought the Nazi murderers, and destroyed them. So why are their partisans in the Republican Party? They must be totally and utterly liquidated.

Deep breaths SimFan!  Breath in and out, in and out.  Now let's try slowly turning down the hyperbole.

Completely annihilate the racist bigoted vermin. That's all I ask.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Trammell has higher ratings on RateMyProfessor than Brat does, but only slightly so. Brat is easier.

Both teach at the same place, no less.

Brat seems to inspire more feedback in general. Or maybe he just teaches more, since it seems from Trammell's website like he wears a lot of other hats as well.

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He has a 1.37% ProgressivePunch score and only 15 out of 432 were more right-wing. But that's not right-wing enough for the tea party. Or maybe they didn't like that there was a Republican Jew in Congress.

Anyone who claims that the establishment is beating back the tea party is a moron. Here the tea party is beating already far right-wing Republicans.

[Simfan34]

He has a 1.37% ProgressivePunch score and only 15 out of 432 were more right-wing. But that's not right-wing enough for the tea party. Or maybe they didn't like that there was a Republican Jew in Congress.

It's bigotry, no doubt. Neo-confederates showing their true colors. Did anyone really think that Southerners were not still anti-Semites? Only a fool would think these sons of slavers honestly considered Jews as their equals just because of some Millennialistic rhetoric about the "chosen people". It's bigotry, plain and simple.

[IceSpear]

It says a lot that both my Teabagger grandma and my borderline socialist Uncle are celebrating, as am I. Cantor was a piece of work, and he got a nice ass whipping tonight.

This is good for everyone-the GOP's sane faction will now get to bump up Kevin McCarthy or Cathy McMorris Rogers and the Democrats in the House no longer have to deal with Cantor...and Boehnor must be feeling a little bit more secure right now as well.

How is this good for Democrats?  The Republicans are still going to elect a Majority Leader the Democrats will complain about and now the idea of an amnesty bill is quickly going down the s**tter.

My love for political theater aside, I probably would have voted for Cantor if I had a vote in this primary because he's probably the best Democrats had to work with on this.

Chaos within the GOP is great for the Democrats. Plus, it's great to see Cantor get a taste of his own medicine considering his cynical positioning of himself to the right of Boehner for Tea Party support.

Immigration reform was already dead, except possibly in the lame duck, and we still have Boehner for that. So no big deal.

[Maxwell]

People are talking as if Cantor's challenger is Chris McDaniel - David Brat is an economics professor, and he certainly sounds brighter than about 95% of the Tea Party candidates. He also ran as the anti-crony capitalism candidate, and I think that has a lot more ability to change voters minds than just saying "I AM THE MOST CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE".

[Simfan34]

People are talking as if Cantor's challenger is Chris McDaniel - David Brat is an economics professor, and he certainly sounds brighter than about 95% of the Tea Party candidates. He also ran as the anti-crony capitalism candidate, and I think that has a lot more ability to change voters minds than just saying "I AM THE MOST CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE".

He quoted the Gospels in his victory speech over the only Jewish Republican in Congress. Either he's completely daft or a vicious Dominionist. Or possibly most likely both.

[Maxwell]

People are talking as if Cantor's challenger is Chris McDaniel - David Brat is an economics professor, and he certainly sounds brighter than about 95% of the Tea Party candidates. He also ran as the anti-crony capitalism candidate, and I think that has a lot more ability to change voters minds than just saying "I AM THE MOST CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE".

He quoted the Gospels in his victory speech over the only Jewish Republican in Congress. Either he's completely daft or a vicious Dominionist. Or possibly most likely both.

Certainly that was a regrettable decision, but its not as if Eric Cantor was much better.

[Meursault]

The Republican Party is badly in need of a physical liquidation.

[bedstuy]

I think there are two lessons here:

1.  Republicans need to repudiate immigration reform completely and double down on white fears about brown people.  This means Rubio and Jeb Bush are not good 2016 candidates for that and they may lose for that reason.  The Republican Party is moving towards a populist message of blaming our problems on non-WASPs.  

2.  You can't just have crazy policies, you need to show that you're crazy.  You can't just talk about how Obama is a member of Al Qaeda, you need to be drenched in flopsweat and hoot and holler like baboon in heat.  You need to seem like a dumb, angry redneck with no respect for anyone and no real social graces.  

[Simfan34]

The Republican Party is badly in need of a physical liquidation.

I am in full agreement. Precisely how I would put it.

I think there are two lessons here:

1.  Republicans need to repudiate immigration reform completely and double down on white fears about brown people.  This means Rubio and Jeb Bush are not good 2016 candidates for that and they may lose for that reason.  The Republican Party is moving towards a populist message of blaming our problems on non-WASPs.  

2.  You can't just have crazy policies, you need to show that you're crazy.  You can't just talk about how Obama is a member of Al Qaeda, you need to be drenched in flopsweat and hoot and holler like baboon in heat.  You need to seem like a dumb, angry redneck with no respect for anyone and no real social graces.  

You'll look back at this in horror when it actually happens.

[Old Man Willow]

Brat told Hannity: "God acted through the people on my behalf".  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OXwFlod0KA

[IceSpear]

He has a 1.37% ProgressivePunch score and only 15 out of 432 were more right-wing. But that's not right-wing enough for the tea party. Or maybe they didn't like that there was a Republican Jew in Congress.

Anyone who claims that the establishment is beating back the tea party is a moron. Here the tea party is beating already far right-wing Republicans.

People tend to assume the Tea Party primaries people for good reasons, thus the lamenting from the media and misguided Democrats about how Cantor's loss is bad news for compromise or moderation or whatever. In reality, it was more of an outsider vs. insider thing, and had little to do with ideology. Both of them are far right. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if Brat ended up being to the left of Cantor. It can't be too hard to get a higher score than 1.37%.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

People are talking as if Cantor's challenger is Chris McDaniel - David Brat is an economics professor, and he certainly sounds brighter than about 95% of the Tea Party candidates. He also ran as the anti-crony capitalism candidate, and I think that has a lot more ability to change voters minds than just saying "I AM THE MOST CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE".

He quoted the Gospels in his victory speech over the only Jewish Republican in Congress. Either he's completely daft or a vicious Dominionist. Or possibly most likely both.

Wait, what? What?? Really? Really, Simfan, really?

[Meursault]

The arrogance of the monotheist: you are always the protagonist of your God's story.

[Oakvale]

lol Eric Cantor lost yet Lindsey Graham coasts to renomination.

Best election result we'll get this year, really a fantastic production.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

lol Eric Cantor lost yet Lindsey Graham coasts to renomination.

Best election result we'll get this year, really a fantastic production.

Graham would have lost if he had one major Tea Party challenge instead of seven middle tier challengers.