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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:02 PM Jun 2014

Pelosi: Cantor Loss Means 2014 Is 'Whole New Ballgame'

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Here's Pelosi's statement below:

The American people should take notice. Tonight, the Tea Party defeated Republican Leader Eric Cantor who is one of the most extreme Members of Congress.

Eric Cantor has long been the face of House Republicans’ extreme policies, debilitating dysfunction and manufactured crises. Tonight, is a major victory for the Tea Party as they yet again pull the Republican Party further to the radical right.

As far as the midterms elections are concerned, it’s a whole new ballgame.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pelosi-eric-cantor-david-brat

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Pelosi: Cantor Loss Means 2014 Is 'Whole New Ballgame' (Original Post) cal04 Jun 2014 OP
I hope the national dems will get behind the dem candidate in Cantor's district book_worm Jun 2014 #1
DONATE HERE FOR JACK TRAMMELL sawdust Jun 2014 #10
I did that last night! nt valerief Jun 2014 #44
GOTMFV! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #2
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ calimary Jun 2014 #28
Eric Cantor has long been the face of House Republicans’ extreme policies, debilitating dysfunction Cha Jun 2014 #3
Today Eric Cantor Just Has A Long Face......nt global1 Jun 2014 #4
No smirking for him today.. must be especially hard since "inner polling showed him Cha Jun 2014 #6
Hey Cha, Eric lost his snob nasal speaking voice too! madashelltoo Jun 2014 #8
Wow, who knew he could speak otherwise?! Full disclosure though.. Cha Jun 2014 #12
Unless he was out in the county mudy waters Jun 2014 #17
Welcome to DU, mudy waters! calimary Jun 2014 #31
Welcome mudy waters JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #57
They seem to believe their own propaganda, maybe it's why their polls aren't accurate diane in sf Jun 2014 #9
Just like Romney. tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #11
Unreal! we know they're delusional and it goes right down to swallowing their own Cha Jun 2014 #13
If you say it over and over defacto7 Jun 2014 #33
Talk about "skewed" polls - LOL /nt dballance Jun 2014 #30
LOL.. right. bit 'em in the a$$. Cha Jun 2014 #34
Other than the embarrassment of the loss, he probably spooky3 Jun 2014 #42
VOTE, because the crazy people will. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #5
Open polls Nancy Politicalboi Jun 2014 #7
From Nancy's lips to the Goddess's ears Hekate Jun 2014 #14
I bought Sunflowers to celebrate! Cha Jun 2014 #35
Happy to kick and rec! Keep on smiling, Nancy! freshwest Jun 2014 #15
Excellent graphic to celebrate, fresh! Cha Jun 2014 #36
That Cantor would lose his primary to an extremist speaks volumes... MustBeTheBooz Jun 2014 #16
Maybe this is the start of a new trend? QuestForSense Jun 2014 #48
Amen to that! nt MustBeTheBooz Jun 2014 #62
Good riddance flamingdem Jun 2014 #18
If We GET OUT AND VOTE... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #20
Yes yes GOTV what an opportunity flamingdem Jun 2014 #23
His replacement is even more radical yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #39
From now until he leaves in January ... aggiesal Jun 2014 #19
A well educated prediction, aggiessal.. cantor's no doubt thinking about Cha Jun 2014 #37
and I believe that would ultimately help the democrats Victor_c3 Jun 2014 #53
Well..."extreme" by our standards.... davidn3600 Jun 2014 #21
Yeah, poor "librul" eric cantor.. Cha Jun 2014 #38
Compared to Brat, he was liberal yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #40
Now, if we can just get all those Democrats who crossed over to vote in November.... TiredOfNo Jun 2014 #22
Not only in that district, but countrywide! TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #32
Cantor's Polling was WAY Off lol lib87 Jun 2014 #24
Now there's some spin. n/t Skip Intro Jun 2014 #25
Oh Happy Day libodem Jun 2014 #26
I agree. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #27
if justice exists, barbtries Jun 2014 #29
this is in part DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #41
No thanks to "off the table" Pelosi Demeter Jun 2014 #43
I'm not sure Nancy is rowing with both oars in the water...... Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #45
Cantor and Brat are both teabaggers. The GOP will replace Cantor 's Majority Leader position AlinPA Jun 2014 #46
Not a chance quakerboy Jun 2014 #52
IMO, they have all merged into one crazy mass: religious/libertarian/teabagger/bigot/ignorant. AlinPA Jun 2014 #55
Its a sewer quakerboy Jun 2014 #58
Let's keep it coming! (I think) AlinPA Jun 2014 #59
Here's your replacement... japple Jun 2014 #47
k&r... spanone Jun 2014 #49
Whatevs, Nancy. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #50
She might be referring to the fact that he was one of the GOP's most prolific fundraisers. factsarenotfair Jun 2014 #51
That's the interesting thing about primaries... Jester Messiah Jun 2014 #54
That Democrat may be able to find a LOCAL issue that resonates across party lines. MADem Jun 2014 #56
K & R SunSeeker Jun 2014 #60
It sure is a whole new ballgame...que the Sanders/Warren ticket for 2016. nt NorthCarolina Jun 2014 #61

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
1. I hope the national dems will get behind the dem candidate in Cantor's district
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:03 PM
Jun 2014

and hopefully win this one.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
28. THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:36 AM
Jun 2014

Won't mean squat if OUR numbers don't get off their asses and turn out at the polls.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
3. Eric Cantor has long been the face of House Republicans’ extreme policies, debilitating dysfunction
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:05 PM
Jun 2014
and manufactured crises. Tonight, is a major victory for the Tea Party as they yet again pull the Republican Party further to the radical right."

Thank you Nancy.. she Gets It!

thanks cal!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
6. No smirking for him today.. must be especially hard since "inner polling showed him
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:21 PM
Jun 2014

34 points ahead".

madashelltoo

(1,685 posts)
8. Hey Cha, Eric lost his snob nasal speaking voice too!
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:36 PM
Jun 2014

Every time he spoke I wanted to punch him in the face because he spoke down through his nose like the stuck up rich folks in movies. Didn't have that sound tonight. Might be in a different situation if he had lost that act a while ago.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
12. Wow, who knew he could speak otherwise?! Full disclosure though..
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:15 AM
Jun 2014

I could never stomach to hear him speak in the first place. I cannot even stand to look at him in one of his smirking online pics.

So yes, a celebration is in Order, madashelitoo!

calimary

(80,693 posts)
31. Welcome to DU, mudy waters!
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:49 AM
Jun 2014

Glad you're here! Very festive night, isn't it! I'm so happy to see his smug mug on the losing end for a change. He really was alienating! His whole cocky, arrogant demeanor just was SO off-putting! How anyone got anything done with him, without winding up nursing some sort of bruised feelings or grudges. I'll bet people "worked with" him begrudgingly because he had that hotshot position in Congress. Majority Leader in the House. The presumed heir to boner's seat in the Speakership. And buh-BYE. Just like that.

Really rather stunning.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
13. Unreal! we know they're delusional and it goes right down to swallowing their own
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:16 AM
Jun 2014

internal pols!

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
33. If you say it over and over
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 02:50 AM
Jun 2014

enough times, and believe and believe, it comes true. They learn that in bible school.

spooky3

(34,301 posts)
42. Other than the embarrassment of the loss, he probably
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:25 AM
Jun 2014

Isn't feeling too bad. The RW always has a nice soft lucrative job waiting for people like him. He won't have the same power but he'll have a lot more money and time.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
7. Open polls Nancy
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:35 PM
Jun 2014

What we need to do is encourage little Eric to be a write in in Nov. Or make the Teabaggers use a T or TP on the ballot.

MustBeTheBooz

(264 posts)
16. That Cantor would lose his primary to an extremist speaks volumes...
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:35 AM
Jun 2014

To one side of the aisle. Now, what's the other side of the aisle going to do about it? GOTV!!!

QuestForSense

(653 posts)
48. Maybe this is the start of a new trend?
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:44 PM
Jun 2014

I really enjoyed what Joan Walsh of Salon.com had to say about Cantor's political demise: "It couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy. Cantor is another conscience-free Republican leader who courted the Tea Party when it seemed politically advantageous and then tried to run from it when it was clear it was going to bite him in the ass."

The Tea Party may target more of these whores (there are plenty of them). But his opponent, while not a knuckle-dragger, IS an extremist; perhaps too extreme for general consumption. We'll see. At any rate, Democrats will need to turn out full force to vote if we are to prevail.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
39. His replacement is even more radical
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:28 AM
Jun 2014

especially on immigration and religious things. Democrats better work hard if they want to win this seat. The District is 56 percent Republican. Get out to vote is very important. Money in this race is not as important as getting out to vote. This guy won by spending 100,000 dollars to 5 million by Cantor.

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
19. From now until he leaves in January ...
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:52 AM
Jun 2014

Cantor is going to try and ram his radical political agenda through the house.

Just a prediction.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
53. and I believe that would ultimately help the democrats
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:30 AM
Jun 2014

the more people see what republicans are all about, the less they like them.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
21. Well..."extreme" by our standards....
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:54 AM
Jun 2014

Free Republic is celebrating his loss more than we are because they thought he was "too liberal."

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
40. Compared to Brat, he was liberal
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:29 AM
Jun 2014

I think we need to really ensure that this guy does not get sworn in on Swearing in day in January.

lib87

(535 posts)
24. Cantor's Polling was WAY Off lol
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:04 AM
Jun 2014

His internal polling had him up 62% to 28%...then he lost by 11 percentage points.

DonCoquixote

(13,615 posts)
41. this is in part
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:26 AM
Jun 2014

due to a lot of people thinking of 2016, when 2014 is right under our nose.

Think about it, if the tea party starts to take the house, then Karl Marx would not be able to move things to the left!

Much less Hillary.

 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
45. I'm not sure Nancy is rowing with both oars in the water......
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 01:08 PM
Jun 2014

Cantor was apparently not whacko enough for the GOP base in his district. Granted there are reports there were a lot of Democrats that voted in the open primary yesterday which could have contributed to Cantor's loss.

But there is nothing in Brat's victory that suggests Democrats have a better chance of flipping the seat in a heavily gerrymandered "safe" GOP district or that this reflects any more fundamental changes in the election. Brat is as whacko or more than Cantor.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)
46. Cantor and Brat are both teabaggers. The GOP will replace Cantor 's Majority Leader position
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:33 PM
Jun 2014

with another teabagger and it won't make any difference. By mid August this will all be forgotten.

quakerboy

(13,901 posts)
52. Not a chance
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:00 AM
Jun 2014

There are factions in the Republican party. There's the money, and then there's the religious, and then theres the libertarian/teabaggers. Money didn't want Cantor out, and they just lost a good chunk of their investment. They are used to being the true force behind the throne, and they won't forget having their noses shoved in it. What direction they will take with that experience is anyone's guess. But it won't be forgotten.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)
55. IMO, they have all merged into one crazy mass: religious/libertarian/teabagger/bigot/ignorant.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 08:52 AM
Jun 2014

There some money, but the slobs run the party now.

quakerboy

(13,901 posts)
58. Its a sewer
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:51 PM
Jun 2014

All in all its a mass of yuck that you dont want to touch. But just because theres Oil, Turds, water, and McDonalds wrappers all swirling around together doesn't mean that its a homogenous mass. Each item is still separate to some extent. And each element wants to believe they are in charge, and each element wants to be in charge. Money has long ruled the roost, and they won't quickly forget being jilted. Its been happening a bit lately. I believe it has a lot to do with why so much money is also being sent over to our side of the aisle.

factsarenotfair

(910 posts)
51. She might be referring to the fact that he was one of the GOP's most prolific fundraisers.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:48 AM
Jun 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/2014/06/11/cantor-loss-gop-fundraising-brat/10326717/

Cantor's leadership PAC, Every Republican Is Crucial, handed out more than $1.6 million to federal candidates in the current election — more than any other leadership PAC, according to a tally by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. He helped establish the YG Network, a conservative non-profit group with an affiliated super PAC that can raise unlimited sums to influence politics.
 

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)
54. That's the interesting thing about primaries...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 08:22 AM
Jun 2014

Primaries are where the people who really care are the only ones who come out to vote. On the Republican side, these people are all certifiably insane. So when the people who actually have better things to think about in the course of their everyday lives finally get to the voting booth, their options have been decided in advance by crazy people. Is it any wonder that some folks think voting is a waste of time?

Still... if the choice is between a Democrat and a frothing-at-the-mouth lunatic, maybe some moderate R's will defect. It's worth hoping for anyway.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
56. That Democrat may be able to find a LOCAL issue that resonates across party lines.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:25 AM
Jun 2014

All politics is local. The fact that Cantor's opponent didn't come down squarely in favor of a minimum wage needs to be exploited.

Find those Republicans working at or near minimum wage--and target them with how their candidate really feels about THEIR paychecks.

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