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[Avon Barksdale]

Obama said something. Cue Republican backlash.

Fixed.

 

[speculawyer]

Obama made a statement about all of the shootings. Cue Republican backlash.

I bet this morning he said to someone "I'm going to get some Tea Partier to defend a cop-killer today . . . just watch!"

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I love how you just happened to make this post a day when Nate Cohn basically wrote an article arguing Obama is irrelevant to the Democrat coalition's numbers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/u...g-term-trouble-for-democrats.html?rref=upshot

PD gonna PD. You have impeccable timing.

PDs wrong about him ruining the Democratic Party. But the issue in 2016 is the enthusiasm gap. Its hard to maintain enthusiasm after 8 years. Hillary helps counter that.

 

[Incognito]

Holyyy shitt

It loooks very likely thar snivelling little piss ant Eric Cantor will lose in his primary race tonight. Cant believe it...

 

[Black Mamba]

The question in this race is how large Cantor’s margin of victory will be. If he wins by more than 20 points, it will likely quell rumblings about his popularity back home. If Brat falls within 10 points of the seven-term congressman, it could stoke them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html

LOL WHOOPS.

Cantor's is getting routed. Sitting majority leader primaried...is this a first?

 

[Tamanon]

Holyyy shitt

It loooks very likely thar snivelling little piss ant Eric Cantor will lose in his primary race tonight. Cant believe it...

 

[Chichikov]

Did you see Maddow last night? She went off on the fact that the NRA supported and helped pass a law in Indiana saying that it was OK for people to shoot cops if they felt the cops were doing something illegal (a law which is redundant IMHO and gives people bad ideas). And how we learned that the shooters in Vegas gave this law a thumbs up of approval.

I think Cliff Schecter has good framing on this . . . keep pounding on the fact that NRA is not around to benefit gun owners . . . it is around merely to help gun makers sell guns to ANYONE. Those two policemen (who carry guns) sure don't benefit from the NRA's attempts to ensure those nuts could buy guns.

The NRA is not even for gun manufacturer anymore, allowing people to carry guns in airports and bars don't increase gun sales, and neither supporting "take your rifle to Chipotle day". At this point, they pretty much fan the culture wars flame because it make it easier for them to raise money.

Holyyy shitt

It loooks very likely thar snivelling little piss ant Eric Cantor will lose in his primary race tonight. Cant believe it...

Holy shit LOL, please be true, fuck Eric Cantor so motherfucking hard.

 

[Agnostic]

LOL Cantor. Fuck you, prick.

 

[pigeon]

Just came in because I saw that Eric Cantor might get primaried out.

AMAZING

I might actually need to go to Politico tomorrow to find out how this happened!

 

[Chichikov]

LOL, who is this idiot that beats him anyway?
His 'about' page in his campaign opens with -
"Dave Brat presents a major problem for liberals who try to continue increased government spending by discrediting conservatives and claiming the budget is “too complicated” for conservatives to understand".

I'm looking forward to hating that idiot.

p.s.
National Security/Foreign Policy
Ronald Reagan said it best: “Peace through strength.” A strong military is essential to the success of our nation. We must secure our borders, support the Armed Forces, both at home and abroad, and maintain a strong national defense in order to secure our country’s future. In addition, I support a full investigation into the Benghazi attacks.

 

[The Librarian]

Just came in because I saw that Eric Cantor might get primaried out.

AMAZING

I might actually need to go to Politico tomorrow to find out how this happened!

He's going to lose. Wow.

 

[Black Mamba]

Just came in because I saw that Eric Cantor might get primaried out.

AMAZING

I might actually need to go to Politico tomorrow to find out how this happened!

immigration reform. GOP so fucked hard on it. primaried if support, can't win general without.

 

[mackaveli]

What does this mean if Cantor loses for Democrats and Republicans going forward?

Good news for Democrats?

 

[RustyNails]

Holyyy shitt

It loooks very likely thar snivelling little piss ant Eric Cantor will lose in his primary race tonight. Cant believe it...

This is a double edged sword. On one hand, goodbye Cantor try not to brown your nose on your way out. But on the other hand, he will be replaced with Cantor 2.0. Everything you hate about Cantor will be tuned to 11th level.

but HOLYFUCKINGSHIT

 

[Tamanon]

Eh, new guy will be an asshole, but he'll be an asshole with freshman House powers, so right below Fox Tuesday night guest.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

wait what i thought incognito was joking.

holy shit

 

[WayneMorse]

Holy shit

Holy fucking shit

 

[WayneMorse]

Politico and AP calling it for Brat. Cantor's done.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

and there it is

mein gott

 

[RustyNails]

AP called it. Cantor's toast. LOL

 

[Owzers]

wait what i thought incognito was joking.

holy shit

same....wow. Finally that liberal Cantor is gone.

 

[RustyNails]

CNN projecting Brat as the winner. Cantor am cry

Time to pack up.

 

[Avon Barksdale]

LMAO

Eric Cantor: Too liberal for the Virginia GOP.

 

[kingkitty]

Lol bye dude.

 

[WayneMorse]

So it looks like the news of Tea Party's death was rather premature.

 

[Mike M]

How competitive is Cantor's seat? Gonna imagine "not at all."

 

[WayneMorse]

How competitive is Cantor's seat? Gonna imagine "not at all."

There will be no Democrat on the ballot in November, no one filed for it.

 

[gcubed]

Eh, new guy will be an asshole, but he'll be an asshole with freshman House powers, so right below Fox Tuesday night guest.

The optics are awesome though

 

[The Librarian]

Eric Cantor lost.

my sides

 

[RustyNails]

There will be no Democrat on the ballot in November, no one filed for it.

??

 

[WayneMorse]

??

For Cantor's district, there's no Democratic candidate.

 

[Avon Barksdale]

There will be no Democrat on the ballot in November, no one filed for it.

Jack Trammell.

The winner of the GOP primary will face Democratic Party nominee Jack Trammell — a professor at Randolph-Macon College, the same school where Brat works — in the general election this fall.

 

[Palom]

There will be no Democrat on the ballot in November, no one filed for it.

I had the TV on in the background and didn't quite make it out, but it sounded like someone filed at the last minute, like last week.

According to Ballotpedia, Mike Dickinson will be the Democrat running for the seat.

Edit: It looks like the page has been updated, and I think you're right.

 

[Wilsongt]

Oh God. No more Eric Cantor? How bat shit crazy was his challenger?

 

[WayneMorse]

I stand corrected then, but still the district is heavily Republican and Brat will win it.

 

[Shosai]

Ah, the consequences of heavily gerrymandering your own district

 

[NYCmetsfan]

VA law prohibits primary losers from running

 

[Blearth]

Has anyone that high up been primaried like this before?

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Nothing will ever pass in a GOP house ever again. The crazies officially run the asylum

 

[The Librarian]

Eric Cantor is the first House Majority Leader to lose his seat since 1899.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Holy fuck. I was so caught up in E3 I forgot about politics. Nintendo bringing the megatons.

Cantor losing... I almost don't care what happens in November. The last two years of Obama's term will be a riot.

 

[Averon]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

Let the Tea Party run while and this is what you get. Boehner and all are shaking in their boots.

 

[Tamanon]

Guess I'll break my "No political TV besides Comedy Central" rule tonight for a little schadenfreude.

 

[Incognito]

Guess I'll break my "No political TV besides Comedy Central" rule tonight for a little schadenfreude.

Same, got it on cnn since o'reilly is taped earlier. Eagerly awaiting the Kelly file, and im sure hannity will be stroking the challenger.

 

[The Librarian]

Delicious: https://twitter.com/costareports/status/476525976806256641

 

[PhoenixDark]

Dunno why people are focusing on an irrelevant house race and ignoring real stories like the VA scandal and Berghdal.

 

[Avon Barksdale]

Eric Cantor is the first House Majority Leader to lose his seat since 1899.

1899 was also the same year Nintendo was founded. Nintendo had a presentation today at E3.

COINCIDENCE?!

 

[Tamanon]

The amazing thing is that the vote difference is only ~5k votes.

5k votes turned Washington on its head, lol.

 

[zero_suit]

Eric Cantor is the first House Majority Leader to lose his seat since 1899.

Haha

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Dems are going to get a financial boost from this. Wall St. has to see the GOP as completely insane at this point.

The amazing thing is that the vote difference is only ~5k votes.

5k votes turned Washington on its head, lol.

Voting doesn't matter though

At least that's what i learned on reddit and OT