In June 2014, Tea Party-backed Dave Brat soundly defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), 56-44. There were reports that it was “one of the most stunning losses in modern House politics,” indicating that the loss “upends the GOP hierarchy.”
Cantor was seen by many to be the successor to Speaker John Boehner when he decided to retire.
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Currently, polls show that voters are favoring a group of ”outsiders” – Trump, Carson, Fiorina and Rubio – in the race for the Republican nomination for president. I include Rubio because he’s on his way out with a plan not to return to the Senate.
Finally, last week, Speaker Boehner calmly says he woke up and simply decided it was a good day to announce his retirement. Do you believe that?
Boehner is a nice guy, but he crushed the hopes of Republicans who gave the GOP control of the House in 2010, increased its majority in 2014, and returned the Senate majority to the Republicans.
Clearly, conservatives have become frustrated with unfulfilled promises and excuses for not delivering on them.
If all of this hasn’t gotten the attention of Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the rest of the Washington establishment, I would be surprised.
Yes, I understand that we still have a Democrat president standing in our way, but we could make it a lot harder for him in his remaining months.
