Eric Cantor Defeated By Tea Party Challenger
Posted on AllSides June 11th, 2014
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) lost his seat in Congress Tuesday in a shocking upset to Dave Brat a college professor backed by the tea party.