Horse-Trading to Replace Eric Cantor as House Majority Leader Begins
Shock Loss
If anything, the No. 2 House Republican’s astounding defeat Tuesday night is a sign all expectations should be thrown out the window—including Kevin McCarthy’s ascension.
Shockwaves are reverberating across Capitol Hill after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning loss to Tea Party upstart Dave Brat. A seven-term incumbent, Cantor had largely been seen as the heir apparent to House Speaker John Boehner and had amassed an impressive multimillion-dollar war chest.
