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applegrove

(118,596 posts) Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:37 PM Jun 2014

"With Eric Cantor Defeat, Congressional Republicans Lose Only Non-Christian"

With Eric Cantor Defeat, Congressional Republicans Lose Only Non-Christian
by Samantha Lachman at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/eric-cantor-republicans-religion_n_5482432.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) shocking defeat Tuesday in the Republican primary to represent Virginia's 7th Congressional District may leave congressional Republicans without a non-Christian member.

Tea party activist and professor David Brat beat Cantor, the second-ranking House Republican and highest-ranking Jewish member.

According to the Pew Research Center, Republicans in January 2013 had 161 members of the House and 31 members of the Senate who identify as Protestant, 61 members of the House and nine members of the Senate who identify as Catholic, seven members of the House and five members of the Senate who identify as Mormon, and three Orthodox Christian House members. Cantor had been the GOP's only Jew in either chamber.

Cantor's loss came as a surprise: An internal poll conducted for his campaign last month claimed he led Brat by 34 percentage points. Cantor had raised $5.44 million to Brat’s $207,000.

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"With Eric Cantor Defeat, Congressional Republicans Lose Only Non-Christian" (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2014 OP

Cantor was an utter *shonda* to the Jews, anyway... villager Jun 2014 #1

That's interesting. So money didn't talk after all? sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #2

villager

(26,001 posts)

1. Cantor was an utter *shonda* to the Jews, anyway...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:39 PM

Jun 2014

Let him start now on his viduis for the Day of Reckoning...

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

2. That's interesting. So money didn't talk after all?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:48 PM

Jun 2014

Cantor had raised $5.44 million to Brat’s $207,000.

Now that is good news. We are always told that we can't win without millions of dollars. Looks like that may not be the case.

Maybe this is something to consider regarding running actual Liberals. That was quite a money gap yet Brat scored an overwhelming victory over a powerful Party leader loaded with money.

I'm thinking of a few Dems who need to be challenge. Feinstein in Ca eg. I bet Brat supporters were told they didn't have a chance. Shows what determination and a desire to win can do.

Yay! Money didn't talk this time. Hopefully that becomes a trend. I wonder if Brat USE money AGAINST Cantor? That is what WE should be doing.

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