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Per sources, Cantor met with allies in past hour, gave NO indication of leaving House, resigning from seatby Robert Costa via twitter 6/11/2014 4:11:53 PM
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This race is another example of why you shouldn’t trust the internal polls put out by candidates. Just a few weeks ago, Cantor released a survey showing himself up 34 percentage points. A public poll had the race much closer, with a 13 point lead for Cantor. I’ve written about the bias of internal surveys
Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight
released to the public. We should assume that internal polls are biased
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Cantor's pollster blames Democratic meddling for loss: Talking Points Memo
The pollster for Eric Cantor's campaign whose pre-primary numbers were woefully off the mark hinted in an email that the House majority leader's upset Tuesday may have been driven by Democrats crossing over party lines.
Veteran Republican pollster John McLaughlin explained in the email to National Journal why the campaign's internal numbers showed Cantor trouncing tea party challenger Dave Brat within weeks of the stunning primary result.
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Ryan says not interested in House leadership post
U.S. Republican Representative Paul Ryan said on Wednesday he is not interested in a House of Representatives leadership position after the surprise defeat of Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a party primary contest.
Ryan said Cantor's defeat is "very disappointing" but did not change his view of pursuing an elected House leadership job, saying: "That's just not been my interest". Ryan, who was the Republican party's vice presidential candidate in 2012, spoke to reporters after leaving a speech in Washington.
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U.S. Republican Hensarling 'humbled' by leadership mentions
U.S. Republican Representative Jeb Hensarling said on Wednesday he was "humbled" that people had approached him about possibly taking on a new leadership role in the U.S. House of Representatives and was considering his next steps.
Republicans are scrambling to determine who will lead the party after Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary to a little-known challenger on Tuesday. Hensarling, a Texas lawmaker who leads the powerful Financial Services Committee, has since been mentioned as a potential new member of House leadership.
(Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by James Dalgleish) -
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Nerdiest thing I've heard so far today: "green bubble friends". Thanks @craig_apple #wwdcby arlyntg via twitter 6/2/2014 5:41:03 PM
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by Complex_Tech via twitter 6/2/2014 5:40:08 PM
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by compub via twitter 6/2/2014 5:37:06 PM
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Agree @rossrubin This Markup stuff would seem to be a better fit for the iPad.by Christina Farr via twitter 6/2/2014 5:36:11 PM
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by lauren.young via twitter 6/2/2014 5:35:37 PM
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by HuffPost Tech via twitter 6/2/2014 5:30:43 PM
Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.