Must be careful, get the Brat beaten in the final, tho, or it could be worse.
Is the Dem competitive there? I don't follow VA politics...
But I'm hearing a lot of applause in other groups...
Saw this..
Virginia has a "sore loser" law that prevents him from running as an independent candidate.
Brat will face Democratic nominee Jack Trammell, who is also a Randolph-Macon professor.
The district is heavily conservative and the Republican will be favored to win.
also:
Cantor, 51, was first elected to Congress in 2001 and became the majority leader in 2011. He is the only Jewish Republican in the U.S. House. Long heralded as a rising GOP star, Cantor is a prodigious fundraiser and was widely viewed as the likeliest contender to become the next House speaker.
House leadership had not commented on Cantor's loss late Tuesday.
His loss scrambles the House calendar. The majority leader is tasked with coordinating the House agenda, which is particularly sensitive in an election year. Cantor's ability to lead the House GOP Conference could be undermined by his Tuesday defeat, although Republicans are still favored to maintain control come November.
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