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June 11, 2014
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Developing
The No. 2 House Republican was expected to coast to victory Tuesday night—but went down in flames to largely unknown Tea Partier Dave Brat, who ran on an anti-immigration platform.
Flame Out
The Republican majority leader fanned the flames of the Tea Party movement, hoping it would help him to take over from John Boehner. Last night he got burned.
Creamed!
How did the No. 2 man in the House lose a primary? Chalk it up to immigration and the Tea Party. It’s one of the most shocking losses in U.S. electoral history—and it’s bad for America.
Cantor Conqueror
In one of the most remarkable upsets in primary history Eric Cantor, the Republican’s No.2 in the House, was defeated by an unknown economics professor.
Generational Split
After 2008’s bruising disappointment, should Clinton jump into the next election cycle’s fray or get some space to make a measured decision? How her boosters are split along age lines.
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