“One of the biggest upsets in American politics was powered by right-wing media, according to analysis of last night’s defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the House Minority Leader, who fell to an obscure Tea Party-backed candidate. Cantor’s campaign spent nearly as much on drinks and dinners at steak houses as David Brat did on his entire primary push. Yet Brat easily defeated the seven-term Republican leader.
“The seeds for Brat’s upset were sown on right-wing radio talk shows, particularly Laura Ingraham’s,” CNN’s Brian Stelter reported. On Fox News last night, radio host and Brat booster Mark Levin celebrated the Virginia “ass-kicking.” (During the same appearance, Levin urged Republicans to “stop chasing genitalia” in order to win elections.)”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
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http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/06/11/the-cantor-reminder-theres-no-off-switch-for-th/199677