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Eric Cantor loses primary in stunning upset

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In a stunning upset, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost a primary challenge Tuesday night to tea-party challenger David Brat, according to the Associated Press. Virginia Republican Cantor was accused by Brat, an economics professor, of backing amnesty for illegal immigrants living in the U.S. Brat is a little-known politician while Cantor is the No. 2 Republican in the House and was considered a possible successor to House Speaker John Boehner.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eri...set-2014-06-10

From Foxnews:

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor loses Virginia GOP primary, AP reports

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has been defeated by a tea party-backed challenger in the Republican primary.

Economics professor Dave Brat won a stunning upset victory against Cantor on Tuesday in the 7th District Republican primary contest, which is in the Richmond area.

Cantor is the second-most powerful member of the U.S. House and was seen by some as a possible successor to the House speaker.

His loss to a political novice with little money marks a huge victory for the tea party movement, which supported Cantor just a few years ago.

Brat had been a thorn in Cantor's side on the campaign, casting the congressman as a Washington insider who isn't conservative enough. Last month, a feisty crowd of Brat supporters booed Cantor in front of his family at a local party convention.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014...ry-ap-reports/