Eric Cantor is Resigning on August 18th

Yesterday House majority leader, Rep. Eric Cantor said he will resign his seat in the House of Representatives on August 18th.

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“I want to make sure that the constituents in the 7th District will have a voice in what will be a very consequential lame-duck session,” Cantor said in an exclusive interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Thursday afternoon.
Cantor said he has asked Gov. Terry McAuliffe to call a special election for his district that coincides with the general election on Nov. 4.

By having a special election in November, the winner would take office immediately, rather than in January with the next Congress.

I bet you he's still in shock about this. However, he should glad he's out of this sinking ship known as the GOP.

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Eric Cantor Loses! WATCH His Concession Speech!

Well, I know you know what happened last night!

Eric Cantor lost his seat to a Tea Partier.

Yes, David Brat was backed and financed by Tea Partiers, claiming that Eric was to liberal (really?). Eric spent over 5M for his campaign, while David barely had over 200K in his chest. Eric's campaign folks didn't think it was a problem.

However, when Eric's numbers were falling, they should've took note. But no, they kept thinking Eric had it in the bag. Then, the truth set in.

After the numbers came in, it was clear that Eric lost. This was a huge upset to the GOP. The very group the loved and hated gained ground and knocked one of the most powerful members in the GOP. Eric had to be embarrassed, he had to.

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Here is his concession speech