Thread: GOP Leadership in 'Chaos' After Eric Cantor's Loss

As Cantor falls, Boehner offers sympathy




By Russell Berman - 06/10/14 11:39 PM EDT

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) offered his sympathies to Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in a brief statement late Tuesday after his top lieutenant was defeated in a stunning primary loss.

“Eric Cantor and I have been through a lot together,” Boehner said in a statement that read like a condolence note. “He’s a good friend and a great leader, and someone I’ve come to rely upon on a daily basis as we make the tough choices that come with governing. My thoughts are with him and Diana and their kids tonight.”

Boehner and Cantor have worked closely together in the last two years after a tense period in the first year of Boehner’s tenure as Speaker.

Cantor was seen as Boehner’s heir apparent, and his loss will shake up the line succession in the House GOP ranks.

In a shocking upset, Cantor was defeated, 56 percent to 44 percent, by conservative David Brat, a Tea Party-aligned college professor with no experience in elected office.

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Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

As Cantor falls, Boehner offers sympathy

Bullshit... you set him up to fail.... It's YOU thats pushing this shit; your lieutenant does YOUR WILL... he fell on your Amnesty Sword

Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in stunning fashion Tuesday night to tea party challenger Dave Brat.


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And Sen. Ted Cruz’s staff appears to be pretty celebratory on Twitter in response. The senator and the majority leader have clashed before, most notably over Obamacare. Here are tweets from three top staffers.


Cruz’s speechwriter and senior communications adviser:

Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter Follow


VA #MakesDCListen

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Cruz’s chief of staff:

Chip Roy @chiproytx Follow


Is DC Listening yet? #MakeDCListen

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Cruz’s press secretary, responding to a tweet from Erick Erickson on stories about the “Tea Party dying” in the mainstream media:

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@EWErickson wackobird zombies

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‘People Are Sick & Tired of Centralized Gov’t’: Mark Levin on David Brat’s VA GOP Primary Win




by Fox News Insider // Jun 10 2014 // 10:55pm
As seen on Hannity


Radio host Mark Levin tonight discussed Dave Brat’s Virginia GOP primary win over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

“People are sick and tired of centralized government and the impact it has on their life,” radio host Mark Levin said.
The radio host warned the GOP leadership better wake up.

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“People want a new Republican Party with fresh faces, with vigorous leadership, and they’re not getting it, and they want it because the Republican Party is the only organization that can challenge Obama and Schumer and all the others and start to defeat them,” he said.
Levin said the American people are yearning for leadership and they don’t like the status quo.
Hear more of what he had to say in the video above.

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‘An Amazing Moment for the People’: Ingraham Weighs in on Dave Brat’s VA GOP Primary Win

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/06/10...op-primary-win