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From Breitbart, Daily Caller, Twitchy, Truth Revolt, The Blaze, and Gateway Pundit.

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Sarah Palin Cheers Cantor’s Loss

“Congratulations to Dave Brat in Virginia on such an encouraging victory tonight! You shocked the political world and reminded D.C. that power lies with We the People and not any conventional party establishment. Dave Brat was massively outspent (more than 10 to 1) and laughed off by most, but he won the trust of voters the old fashioned way – …

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BREAKING: GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Appears Headed For Defeat UPDATE: AP Calls It, Cantor Has Lost

Just a few hours ago, the Washington Post published this: A conservative challenger is expected to fall far short of defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in Tuesday’s congressional primary. Disorganization and poor funding have stymied the campaign of tea party activist David Brat, even as he tapped into conservative resentment toward a party leader who has been courting …

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Liberty Counsel Head Mat Staver: Refusing Jewish Customers Is Bad But Turning Away Gays Is OK Because Jesus

Liberty Counsel president Mat Staver today testified before a US House committee hearing on “religious liberty,” where he told Rep. Jerry Nadler that it should be illegal to refuse to serve Jewish customers, but that businesses should be free to discriminate against gays.

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NEW JERSEY: Palin & NOM Endorsee Steve Lonegan Loses US House Primary

All that stumping by Sarah Palin was for naught. Via Politico: Tom MacArthur defeated Steve Lonegan in New Jersey’s 3rd District Republican primary Tuesday and will face Democrat Aimee Belgard in the fall, according to The Associated Press. MacArthur, a former insurance executive, won 60 percent of the vote, and Lonegan, a conservative activist, won 40 percent, with 41 percent …

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SAN DIEGO: Homocon House Candidate Carl DeMaio Survives Primary

As expected, homocon Carl DeMaio finished second in yesterday’s open US House primary in San Diego and will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Scott Peters in November. NOM endorsee Kirk Jorgensen finished a distant third. “Tonight’s win sends a national message to the Republican Party: San Diegans are fed up and frustrated,” DeMaio told supporters Tuesday. “We want the party to …

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SAN DIEGO: Vandal Smashes Office Of Homocon House Candidate Carl DeMaio

The campaign office of homocon US House candidate Carl DeMaio was vandalized yesterday. NBC San Diego reports: Officers arrived at the office in the 9600 block of Black Mountain Road in Miramar around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. They discovered extensive vandalism, including smashed computer screens and cords and cables that had been cut. “Almost every cord inside the entire office – …

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Kiss Of Death Redux: Palin Again Endorses Teabagger For US House Seat

Sarah Palin campaigned on behalf of Steve Lonegan when he ran against Cory Booker for the US Senate with the endorsement of NOM. That, obviously, didn’t turn out so great. This time Lonegan is running for the US House seat to be vacated by GOP Rep. Jon Runyan, who last year announced he was leaving Congress over his anger with …

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Homocon House Candidate Carl DeMaio Confesses To Plagiarizing Magazine

Homocon US House candidate Carl DeMaio says he is “mortified” after being busted for plagiarizing a political magazine’s cover story for an “exposé” on Congress that he claimed to have authored. Via the National Journal: DeMaio has claimed to have authored a “report” finding that 102 members of Congress are drawing a government pension atop their congressional salaries. He leaked …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Clay Aiken’s Primary Opponent Dies After Fall At Home

Former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco died at the age of 71 today following a fall at his home. Crisco was Clay Aiken’s opponent in last week’s Democratic primary for the U.S House.  His campaign spokesperson said Crisco was preparing to leave his home when he fell down a flight of stairs. Crisco was trailing Aiken by just …

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San Diego Paper: GOP House Candidate Carl DeMaio Is A Hideous Opportunist

From the 2014 primary endorsements page of the San Diego CityBeat: DeMaio is just the most hideous kind of political opportunist. Sure, most politicians do it to an extent, but DeMaio is opportunism and crazed ambition on steroid-boosted steroids. It’s been quite a show to watch him transform his narrative right before our eyes to this “new generation” Republican who’s …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Clay Aiken Apparent Winner In Democratic US House Primary

Via the Raleigh News & Observer: The battle between Keith Crisco, a moderate, business-friendly Democrat, and former “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken came down to a very slim margin Tuesday night: As the vote-count neared completion, Aiken led by fewer than 400 votes. At 11:30 p.m., Aiken took to the stage to thank his supporters and say he was confident …

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Log Cabin: Dem Rep Must Apologize For Linking Blog That Refers To Gay US House Candidate Carl DeMaio As “Mary”

The Log Cabin Republicans today demanded an apology from Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) for linking to an Americablog post which refers to homocon GOP House candidate Carl DeMaio as “Mary.” The link has since been removed from Peters’ site. Americablog founder John Aravosis responds: Apparently, Lob Cabin isn’t terribly familiar with “the gay lifestyle,” as Carl DeMaio’s friends on the …

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TODAY: North Carolina’s Primary

Miss Mona Sinclair isn’t the only gay man in today’s North Carolina primary.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Clay Aiken actually has a shot of winning his bid to be the Democratic nominee for the US House. Mr. Aiken, 35 years old, faces a crowded field in Tuesday’s election, which pits him against the state’s former commerce secretary, Keith …

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LA Gov. Bobby Jindal Calls On GOP Rep. Vance McAllister To Resign Over Affair

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal yesterday called on first term GOP Rep. Vance McAllister to resign after being exposed in an affair with a now-fired staffer. Joining the call is Louisiana state GOP chairman Roger Villere. Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., called the congressman’s behavior an embarrassment. “Congressman McAllister says he wants privacy to work on his issues with his family. The …

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Seventh House Republican Backs ENDA

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) has become the seventh House Republican to back the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Via Politico: That Coffman is one of the first Republicans coming out in support of ENDA is no surprise, and it highlights another step in his political evolution. The Colorado Republican has reversed positions on immigration and abortion in recent months as he tries …

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Husband Of Woman Filmed Making Out With Christian GOP Rep Speaks Out

“I know his beliefs. When he ran one of his commercials, he said ‘I need your prayers,’ and I asked, ‘When did you get religious?’ He said, ‘When I needed votes.’ He broke out the religious card and he’s about the most non-religious person I know. He’s apologized to everyone in the world except me. I’m just freaking devastated by …

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Tea Party Defender Of Traditional Marriage Busted Wrecking His Traditional Marriage

Freshman Rep. Vance McAllister (R-LA), who campaigned on a platform of “defending our Christian way of life” and on the “defense of natural marriage” has been caught on video making out with a young female staffer. Local news outlets are speculating about an affair. McAllister has issued the usual statement asking for privacy while his family gets through this extremely …

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Phyllis Schlafly Endorses Anti-Gay Virginia State Rep. Bob Marshall For US House

Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly today issued a press release endorsing crazy anti-gay Virginia state Rep. Bob Marshall for the US House. “Bob has been tested and remained true. He never voted for a tax increase. He passed laws to protect our privacy, increase transparency in government, uphold our constitutional rights, defend innocent life, and uphold Marriage. He authored Virginia’s …

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ILLINOIS: Crackpot Anti-Gay Crazy Woman Wins GOP Primary For US House

A couple of months ago I wrote about the US House candidacy of Susan Atanus, who says that God is punishing America with autism, tornadoes, and Alzheimer’s because of gay marriage. Yesterday Atanus won the GOP primary. The state’s Republican Party severed ties with Susanne Atanus in January after she made the controversial remarks in a newspaper interview, but Atanus …

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