gop sources tell cnn that back fired, elevating brat and firing up his supporters. in fact, brat may have been helped most by cantor himself, who as house majority leader was seen more on a national stage than in his virginia district. even on election day, where was cantor? not in his district campaigning. he was in the capital lunching with congressman rodney davis. were you surprised he was here on primary day in his district? >> i was not surprised. he was making sure he was doing the job we elected him to do and that's the same eric cantor that sacrificed so much for everyone else and unfortunately he sacrificed time at home. >> dana joins us now from capitol hill. you asked him that question today, whether he spent too much time at the capitol and not enough at home. >> he said he went home every week and did tend to his constituents back home. maybe a part of the problem the people might not realize is that