The Tea Party Retired Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor was the majority leader in the House. I was always a bit of a fan of his because he was a strong Virginian, but when he started flirting with amnesty, the tea party rose up and booted his ass out of there. I wonder what kind of signal this is going to send to other Republicans in the House?

From the AP here:

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in his Republican primary election Tuesday to a little-known economics professor, a stunning upset for the GOP’s No. 2 in the House and a major victory for the tea party.

Cantor, viewed as a possible successor to House Speaker John Boehner, was taken down by a political novice with little money named Dave Brat. His win marked the biggest triumph this year for tea party supporters who until a few years ago backed Cantor, a former state legislator who rose to Majority Leader in 2011.

I’m sure Cantor will now go on to be a high powered consultant and Beltway insider, but this is how a real democracy works. Congrats to Brat! Hope he can go on and retain a Republican seat for the State of Virginia.