Unreal… he is toast…
The race was called at about 8:05 p.m. Cantor lost to primary challenger David Brat.
Who is Brat? He is an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College. Brat was regarded as a long shot candidate but Cantor’s campaign still spent over $1 million on advertising to stress that the top House Republican is a “strong conservative.”
Cantor’s campaign also sent out mailers arguing that he’s largely responsible for blocking immigration reform, signs, perhaps, that Brat seemed like more of a threat than he appeared publicly.
Cantor and his advisers gave dual messages going into Tuesday’s primary night.
“I’m just not worried,” Cantor adviser Ray Allen told The Hill.
But the majority leader himself also said that he was taking the race seriously.
“We have always taken every race seriously, and we’re taking this one seriously,” Cantor told The Hill. “We’re feeling really good about where we are and looking for a big win Tuesday.”
According to AP, David Brat won 56% of vote.
It is official… things are really getting weird….
