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11. The other factor involved in Cantor's defeat is

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:07 AM

Jun 2014

he didn't visit his district as much as he had when first elected. And he seemed to be shooting for national GOP leader and thus neglected his constituents.

I saw this happen with Sam Gejdenson D-CT. Sam was a congressman from CT's 2nd district for 20 years, but he lived more outside of his district than in it. He made his family's farm his residence, but he lived with his girl friend in the western part of CT. Sam was defeated in 2000 by Republican Rob Simmons.

Cantor was in Congress for 14 years. Neglecting his constituents added to the anti-establishment feeling running through his district that Eric overlooked. He should have gotten a clue when his hand-picked man for Republican chair lost to a Tea Partier.

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538 and Krugman Eric Cantor upset what happened. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 OP

Did I miss Nate Silver predicting this? Everything I read said "Cantor in a walk." MADem Jun 2014 #1

I said in a earlier thread (months ago) that Nate Silver is an idiot. Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #2

Grayson can't get the votes. A lot of his peers dislike him in a big way. MADem Jun 2014 #3

Absolutely correct Reter Jun 2014 #6

I was gonna include Krugman's take also Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #4

That is an interesting take. And yeah, I wouldn't let a Republican predict if MADem Jun 2014 #15

I don't think Silver made a prediction. hack89 Jun 2014 #5

He needs to work on his methods, then. MADem Jun 2014 #8

He didn't make a prediction so why are you attacking him? hack89 Jun 2014 #10

He can't rest on his laurels. He needs to get in there when it's risky. It's easy to MADem Jun 2014 #13

I took 2 semesters in Political Science on Polling Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #14

Democrats voted in the primary Demsrule86 Jun 2014 #7

Well, they need to do several things to win this thing, then. MADem Jun 2014 #12

I bet hes another R with all his 'employee yes men' pretending they'll vote for him. Sunlei Jun 2014 #9

The other factor involved in Cantor's defeat is Larkspur Jun 2014 #11

All politics is local! nt MADem Jun 2014 #16