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House majority leader eric cantor losing the virginia primary in his district to the tea party challenger dave brat. no house majority leader has lost his seat since 1899. >> historic and pivotal moment there. doug luzader is followg this from washington. doug, certainly a late night for many. good for some, not so good for others. what do you have for us this morning? >> reporter: good morning, guys. in any election year there are some races you watch very closely and some races where you assume what the outcome is going to be. this was definitely a part of that latter group. a stunning upset...

Dollars do not vote. you do. the miracle that just happened, this is a miracle from god that just happened. >> it was a history-making shock are, including cantor. there have been 24 house majority leaders since the position was created in 1899 and cantor is the first one to ever lose his job in a primary. cantor's team was clearly caught a bit unprepared. they released an internal poll late last month that claimed he was 34 points ahead. he spent tuesday in washington, d.c., not 90 miles away in his actual district. he was attend being house gop leadership meetings in the morning, voting in t...

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