Cantor's Defeat! Virginians Choose Even Bigger Tool

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FOCUS: Andy Borowitz | Virginians Choose Even Bigger Tool

Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a development that few had thought possible, Republicans in the Seventh District of Virginia on Tuesday night found an even bigger tool than Rep. Eric Cantor to represent them in the United States Congress."
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2. Tea party activists try to turn Brat's win into national wave

   Organizers see Cantor's defeat as inspiration for handful of GOP primaries that remain.
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