SEA CHANGE - GOP regroups as Cantor set to quit leadership post in wake of primary defeat

FOX News - ERIC CANTOR PLANS to step down as House majority leader at the end of July after suffering a shocking primary defeat to Dave Brat, a Tea Party-backed challenger.

• Cantor primary loss shocks Capitol Hill, could put immigration debate on hold
• THE CANTOR UPSET: How Brat pulled it off
• FOX NEWS FIRST: Cantor's defeat, mythbuster edition
• Meet Brat's 23-year-old campaign manager
• OPINION: Why Cantor lost
• OPINION: Can Boehner survive?

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Conservative Activists Boo Eric Cantor Over Support for Amnesty; Boot His Ally From Virginia GOP

Furious over his support for amnesty for illegal aliens, conservative activists gave Rep. Eric Cantor a rough “welcome” in his own district – sending a message that the House GOP leadership would be wise to heed before they hand Barack Obama a victory on “immigration reform”.

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Merkley: We Didn’t Understand What Our Bill Would Do

In a telephone interview, [Oregon senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat] said that he and other supporters of the 2010 law failed to understand that it didn’t have strong enough “grandfather” provisions ensuring that people could keep policies that existed at the time. Linking to pertinent data, Jim Geraghty at NRO adds, If only he had listened to 1) the Congressional Budget Office: 2) Representative Eric Cantor (R., Va.); or 3) Senator Mike Enzi (R., Wyo.). Read full article at National Review Online… Read More......