POLITICS - First House Majority Leader to be Defeated in a Primary

GOP, that's what you got for letting the Tea Party members into your party.

"House GOP’s second-in-command to step down after primary upset" PBS NewsHour 6/11/2014

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GWEN IFILL (NewsHour):  Today’s announcement by Eric Cantor that he would step down as majority leader at the end of July sent an election-year jolt through Washington.  The move opens up a battle to replace the second-ranking Republican in the House, even as the party tries to determine how the campaign was caught so off-guard.

Cantor spoke with reporters after meeting with his Republican colleagues behind closed doors late this afternoon.

REP. ERIC CANTOR, House Majority Leader:  While I will not be on the ballot in November, I will be a champion for conservatives across the nation who are dedicated to preserving liberty and providing opportunity.  Truly, what divides Republicans pales in comparison to what divides us as conservatives from the left and their Democratic Party.

GWEN IFILL:  The Richmond lawmaker’s decision to give up his leadership post came less than 24 hours after he became the first House Majority Leader ever defeated in a primary.