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    Eric Cantor's Shakespearean Fall

    The Washington Post says Tea-Partier David Brat was "more interested in campaigning to make a point than in winning." But win he did in yesterday's Virginia Republican primary against the most influential conservative in Congress, Eric Cantor .

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 11, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Washington Post says Tea-Partier David Brat was "more interested in campaigning to make a point than in winning." But win he did in yesterday's Virginia Republican primary against the most influential conservative in Congress, Eric Cantor. Ironically, the House Majority Leader spent $5 million in yesterday's Republican primary and his polls showed him 35 points ahead of College Professor Brat — who spent $200,000. Norm Ornstein is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Mike Kessler

      freelance journalist

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Norman Ornstein

      American Enterprise Institute / Atlantic

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    3 of 3
    Another Militant Uprising in the Middle East
    1. 0:00Chuck Hagel in the Hot Seat at House Armed Services Committee
    2. 8:09Another Militant Uprising in the Middle East
    3. 42:47Eric Cantor's Shakespearean FallYou’re reading this
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