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pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:09 PM Jun 2014

About Eric Cantor. Are my reading comprehension skills lacking in this passage,

or is the writer not making any sense?

It sounds to me as if Cantor will be replaced by someone even worse -- who will run unopposed in the general. But this writer says this clinches the win for Cantor.

On edit: A different reporter -- this one from the WA Post -- also made my head spin (below). But he, at least, noted that Cantor's replacement will have an opponent in the General election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/virginia-primary-results_n_5479472.html

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was shockingly defeated in the Republican primary to represent Virginia's 7th District, the Associated Press reports.

Cantor faced what was considered a long-shot challenge from Dave Brat, a tea party-backed professor who has been a vocal critic of the House's number two Republican and highest-ranking Jewish member.

SNIP

Democrats did not field a candidate in the 7th District, so with Tuesday's win Cantor has clinched an eighth term in Congress.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/eric-cantor-faces-tea-party-challenge-tuesday/2014/06/10/17da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html

In a stunning upset propelled by tea party activists, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was defeated in Tuesday’s congressional primary, with insurgent David Brat delivering an unpredicted and devastating loss to the second most powerful Republican in the House who has widely been touted as a future speaker.

The race called shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern by the Associated Press.

SNIP

The question in this race is how large Cantor’s margin of victory will be. If he wins by more than 20 points, it will likely quell rumblings about his popularity back home. If Brat falls within 10 points of the seven-term congressman, it could stoke them.

The winner of the GOP primary will face Democratic Party nominee Jack Trammell — a professor at Randolph-Macon College, the same school where Brat works — in the general election this fall.

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About Eric Cantor. Are my reading comprehension skills lacking in this passage, (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2014 OP
Just read the same story, it's not you! tritsofme Jun 2014 #1
Cantor lost his primary battle to Dave Brat. I don't know how you read it backwards. Electric Monk Jun 2014 #2
Dems should challenge in November anyway. Put up Mickey Mouse. nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #3
Dems named a candidate on the weekend n/t malaise Jun 2014 #5
I hope the Dems set up a challenger treestar Jun 2014 #4
Seems Unlikely, But Maybe erpowers Jun 2014 #12
Rachel just announced the Dems........... Capt.Rocky300 Jun 2014 #6
There is a dem in the 7th gwheezie Jun 2014 #7
The WA Post story lists another name, a professor from the same college as David Brat. pnwmom Jun 2014 #9
Confusing gwheezie Jun 2014 #11
They wrote the story ahead of time, clearly Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #8
The WA Post forgot to change their story, too. pnwmom Jun 2014 #10

tritsofme

(17,320 posts)
1. Just read the same story, it's not you!
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:11 PM
Jun 2014

I bet they had a canned story all set, and that line got copied into this one.

 

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
2. Cantor lost his primary battle to Dave Brat. I don't know how you read it backwards.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:11 PM
Jun 2014
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5077514

edit: Oh, that last sentence was from HuffPo, not you. They must've written that before the results were in, assuming Cantor would win. Shoddy editing/proofreading on their part.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
12. Seems Unlikely, But Maybe
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:11 PM
Jun 2014

News reports are saying this is a very Conservative district. However, the turnout was low. Maybe some moderate Republicans will decide to vote for a Democrat just to push back against the Tea Party. The Democrats are going to have to work hard with voter turnout. It would be great if the Democrats could win this seat.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
7. There is a dem in the 7th
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:16 PM
Jun 2014

Late filing for Michael Dickinson filed last week when canto started looking weak

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
9. The WA Post story lists another name, a professor from the same college as David Brat.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:20 PM
Jun 2014

Jack Trammel.

Hopefully we'll be hearing a lot more from him.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
11. Confusing
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:04 PM
Jun 2014

I thought Dickinson was running as a dem but he had a conflict with the dem party according to his website. Dems are running trammel Dickinson running indie

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
8. They wrote the story ahead of time, clearly
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:17 PM
Jun 2014

and forgot to change that last paragraph when he lost (as wasn't expected, but probably would have been expected if they did any polling, which no-one does for primaries unless they're presidential).

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
10. The WA Post forgot to change their story, too.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:22 PM
Jun 2014

You would think they'd automatically check these things.

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