primary. is he ready for that fight? and it leaves a vacuum in the gop leadership. boehner called cantor a good friend and good leader and someone i ve come to rely on on a daily bases as we make tough choices in government. boehner, in the minds of many, was supposedly thinking about leaving the speaker s job at some point, perhaps in 2015. cantor was widely seen as the next in line. now will there be a huge amount of pressure for bone e boehner resign? as for eric cantor s political future, cantor s name cannot be on the ballot, cannot be an independent. some are saying it doesn t prevent a write-in bid but given how democrats have a candidate by the name of jack trammell, do