Republican in congress, eric cantor was in line when john boehner stepped down as speaker of the house. Eric cantor expected to win reelection, looks like he will go down as losing from the right. This was a challenger from the right . It was a challenger from the right. His opponent accused him of not being Strong Enough on immigration, were seeing it become front and center. So the question is what does it mean for those who want a sort of compromise down the road . There are some i would imagine that say this makes the idea of compromise in the next year or two even unlikely. It certainly sends that message. It certainly emboldens the tea party. Well see what happens in the next couple of weeks, where we see a Tea Party Member, in Congress Since 1973. But with cantor we see something very unexpected. Certainly in the house of representatives this will make the Tea Party Movement bolder which has really been frustrated by their lack of wins so far this year. This will be a big win. I
Ground you have liberated, he says. Only over your dead bodies and march towards baghdad because we have scores to settle there. Isis already closing in 100 miles north seizing tikrit, the hometown of saddam hussein. Mosul, iraqs second largest city, and parts of beijing, an oil refining town, iraqs foreign minister said action is needed. I hope this incident really will lead all iraqi leaders to come together to face this serious mortal threat to the country. Reporter suggesting a wider aim by the terrorists. Seizing baiji means having control over the highway leading into mosul, making it more difficult for the Iraqi Government to enforce its troops. And in tikrit, the terrorist group overran a military base. American supplied humvees, weapons and ammunition, now in in their hands. The former American Ambassador to iraq says if the fight reaches baghdad, it will destabilize the country and undercut global oil supplies. This is no longer a messy situation in is a catastrophe for the p
Away. We are live with what happens next. Good morning, everyone. A lot going on. I would say so. Welcome to early start. Its wednesday, june 11, its 5 00 in the east. All right. So much for the fall of the tea party. Theres been a stunning epic upset in virginia. House majority leader eric cantor defeated by economics professor and Tea Party Darling dave bratt. This wasnt even close, folks. He kept pounding home the theme that cantor betrayed principles on spending and immigration and knocked off the number two House Republican by an astonishing 12 points despite being outspent by some 5 million. The reason we won this campaign is theres one reason, and thats because dollars do not vote, you do. Was basic American Values right from the beginning. And the basic premise is power belongs to the people, and thats what were going to do. Its disappointing, sure. But i believe in this country, i believe theres opportunity around the next corner for all of us. So i look forward to continuing
Have a monopoly on crazy people. Renewing a call for tougher gun laws saying america should be ashamed. Downsizing your debt. If you fight, youve got a chance to win. Elizabeth warren trying to erase tens of thousands of your student loans. Make no ismistake, this is a emergency. The massachusetts senator joins us this hour. Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We begin this morning with a political upset for the history books. House majority leader, eric cantor, going down to defeat, to an unknown economics professor by the name of dave brat. In a speech last night, brat credited grassroots groups like the tea party plus the gop base along with his conservative philosophy for his win. Its not about dave brat winning tonight. It is about returns the country to constitutional principles. Its about returning the country to judaeochristian principles and it is about returning this country to free market principles. Over at
Forget about one of, probably the most stunning primary up sets in recent history. House majority leader eric cantor taken down by Tea Party Challenger david brat in virginia. A political newcomer. A nobody, i mean, nobody saw this coming. Brat now to be fair, he had predicted an upset for himself, but even he was shocked watching the results come in making it more head rattling, this race was a blowout. We have complete coverage and analysis of how this happened, why it happened, why what its going to mean for the gop Going Forward with chief Congressional Correspondent dana bash. Dana . Brook and chris, this is a town numb from shock. Nobody saw this coming. Not even the conservative who beat eric cantor. The reason we won this calm parn reason, dollars not vote, you do. Reporter an upset shaking washington and rattling Congress Republicans to their core. Eric cantor losing his primary to a little known conservative challenger, economics professor david brat. Its disappointing, sure.