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According to a breaking news alert from the New York Times:
In a stunning upset, Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader, has lost the Republican primary to Dave Brat, a Richmond-area college professor who ran to Mr. Cantor’s right. Mr. Cantor was expected to cruise to victory, although he had been pushed to portray himself as a hard-liner, especially on immigration. The results were foreshadowed at a district convention last month in Henrico County, Mr. Cantor’s home base, when conservatives ousted one of his loyalists as chairman while he looked on.
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Date: 2014-06-11 12:48 am (UTC)Or this:
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Date: 2014-06-11 04:20 am (UTC)Remember this (http://m.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/08/1098434/-Eric-Cantor-Paul-Ryan-Kevin-McCarthy-Plot-To-Sabotage-US-Economy-with-Frank-Luntz)?
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Date: 2014-06-11 01:03 am (UTC)That's the end of immigration reform.
For like, forever. David Brat made that his entire campaign.
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Date: 2014-06-11 01:59 am (UTC)He's a genius.
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Date: 2014-06-11 02:22 am (UTC)Clicking on the link will open a new browser window with a larger image.
Compare that to the 2012 Presidential election results map. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia,_2012) Particularly the areas outside of Richmond, where Romney carried those counties by 80-90 percent. That's the district Cantor was defeated in tonight.
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Date: 2014-06-11 03:39 pm (UTC)Amtrak has a station at Ashland (it's just north of Richmond).
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