Cantor's fall still haunts lawmakers

One year later, the aftershocks from Tea Party favorite Dave Brat’s stunning win over then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) are still rippling across Washington. --Once a little-known economics professor from Randolph-Macon College, Brat has been fielding calls from conservatives around the country mulling whether to mount a primary challenge of their own GOP member of Congress. White House hopefuls like Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Donald Trump have been wooing Brat, campaigning and raising money for him in his district.

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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.

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