However, it's hard to imagine any result topping the June primary loss of Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R - Va., to little - known and underfunded professor Dave Brat. (apnews.com)
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's June primary loss in Virginia prompted changes in the lineup. (rollcall.com)
One quick point before I hop a plane back to DC — as you're absorbing the media and the punditry's attempts to Understand The Meaning of Tuesday's primary losses by Arlen Spector in Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson in Kentucky (see: «Specter Defeat Signals a Wave Against Incumbents»), don't forget the classic observation that all politics is local. (epolitics.com)