Is Eric Cantor Loss Tied To Violation of Core Tea Party Values?

After rising to power in the Tea Party dominated Republican Party, it could have been a violation of a core Tea Party construct that ended the career of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), who lost last night in a primary to conservative economics professor Dave Brat. Eric Cantor’s double digit lead turned into a stunning 9 percentage point loss Polling had showed Eric Cantor with a double digit lead in the conservative and reliably Republican district north and west of Richmond.  That lead evaporated and transformed into a stunning 9 percentage point loss for the second ranking House Republican last night….