Re: Polling

I admit. if you're name ain't Nate Siver, your polling results have NO credibility with me.

But for politicians who believe in them, could someone…ANYONE…PULEEEEZE…point the Repubs in the direction of JUST ONE competent pollster?!

Looks like Cantor used the same bunch that Mitt used for internal polling. And Mitt must've used the same bunch that McCain used. And all 3 candidates got the SAME results. They were going to 'WIN" ….and win BIG!!!

Poor fellas…smh

The media's peddling of the "this is a referendum on immigration reform" narrative because "Cantor backed amnesty," kinda…sorta…doesn't ring quite true either.

Why?

Because while Cantor was busy getting his political butt kicked in Virginia, just down the road "a piece," in South Carolina, Lindsey "Grahamnesty"….I mean Graham was busy defeating ALL of his right-wing challengers (I believe there were 6). And right-wingers don't call him Lindsey "Grahamnesty" for nothing.

If I'm not mistaken- South Carolina has the distinction of being considered among the most..if not THE most "Conservative" (and Tea Party friendly) states.

Something just AIN'T adding up???

My congratulations go toward Dave Brat and my condolences are with Cantor.

Goodness knows that certainly is the easiest narrative for the UNinformed and incompetent American mainstream news media to peddle (especially CNN). God forbid they actually do a little fact-finding in order to report a more accurate story…smh.

But then I sat and listened to interviews of Viginians who self-identify as Tea partiers, AND I listened to Virginia Repubs who actually ARE "in-the-know when it comes to Virginia Repub politics. According to those Repubs, there was NO such organized Tea Party "grass-roots" effort to get Brat elected. NONE. None at all.

Brat was backed mostly by right-wing talk radio…in particular by the likes of Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham.

Heck. Even Brat himself is reported to have expressed that He felt the chances of defeating Cantor were slim to none.

I agree with those who say Brat's win is mostly due to there being a lot of pissed off Repub voters in Cantors district, who, by all indications couldn't wait to vote for ABC – "Anybody BUT Cantor."

Add to that – a number of Dem voters crossed over to vote against Cantor, as they were strongly encouraged to do by Brat's people…..and you get last night's results.