Catwho wrote:
Yeah, the Dems will be lucky to hang onto the Senate by a fingernail The House is probably a lost cause until 2016
2022, probably. The GOP did a good job of redistricting and it'll take another census to undo that.
Almalieque wrote:
That would be a dirty trick to pull.
Cross-party voting in the primary?
Elinda wrote:
I'd like to think that this could provide for a hope of a chance for a more progressive rep, but not likely.
Again, the district went to Romney by something like 15 points in 2012. We can try to imagine a dream scenario where Cantor runs a write-in campaign and splits the vote enough for the Democratic candidate to win with 36% or something but it's not going to happen.
lolgaxe wrote:
I'd have preferred Cantor simply because I find Tea Party conservatives to be one of the biggest issues with the party, and generally with everything wrong in the world.
Somewhat agreed. The biggest part of this was how Cantor looked like a big up and comer in the party (well, he was already 'big' as Majority Leader). A lot of people figured he'd go for Speaker of the House once Boehner was finished and then set his eye on the presidency or somesuch. Of course, he's young and not dead yet so even if he sits this one out with no write-in campaign, he can still run next cycle, run for governor in another six years or whatever.