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MADem

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2. There's a bright spot. A Republican leader has been replaced by a back bencher.

Reply to Donald Ian Rankin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:55 AM

Jun 2014

This reminds me of the "Contract (on) America" (as I liked to call it--it was like a mob hit). Those guys came in with fanfare, and fell on their asses. Where's Newt nowadays? He's not the President? And we can find Joey Scar squinting at the world through piggy eyes from the "Morning Joe" set...hardly ruling the world.

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Before celebrating Cantor's downfall, think a second about the implications. [View all] Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2014 OP

But if the party keeps moving to the right, they will lose more and more hollysmom Jun 2014 #1

There's a bright spot. A Republican leader has been replaced by a back bencher. MADem Jun 2014 #2

Thank you for explaining that, MADem.. in your own inimitable way. Cha Jun 2014 #4

+1 -- and sufrommich has right on the money; Cantor's district is irrelevant, they're likely to send MADem Jun 2014 #5

Yeah, they'd rather cantor would have won again? No thanks, we've done that. Cha Jun 2014 #7

People I don't think quite yet appreciate what a big deal this is! MADem Jun 2014 #8

Not only that.. kochs lost money betting on eric.. Cha Jun 2014 #10

I love it when Kochheads waste money! Spend, spend, spend! nt MADem Jun 2014 #13

Rachel call it leftynyc Jun 2014 #11

What a bummer for 'em--they've lost their only claim to "token" religious diversity!!!! nt MADem Jun 2014 #12

I think "Christian" should be in quotes, though for the ones who claim it. Cha Jun 2014 #14

I celebrate it. For one thing, maybe the republicans cali Jun 2014 #3

What you said! ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2014 #22

This election also means that Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #6

Cantor had a 96% lifetime rating leftynyc Jun 2014 #9

the crazies come out in primaries to vote..... beachbum bob Jun 2014 #15

If I recall my time in Va correctly etherealtruth Jun 2014 #18

We need to turn him leftynyc Jun 2014 #23

Yes, it looks like this was all about immigration reform. Lee-Lee Jun 2014 #17

"This is a heavily republican district made more so in the last redistricting." Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #21

That is what I took away from it etherealtruth Jun 2014 #16

The Big Picture...Republican funding is going to dry up. Bonhomme Richard Jun 2014 #19

This guy won with no money leftynyc Jun 2014 #24

They DO hold power, right now. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #20