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The way it was conveyed in this race wasn't that he was bringing up the bill tomorrow. it was that he was a tool of the chamber of commerce. and the chamber of commerce means a lot of things to republican voters. brat ran, he was explicit in the speech tonight framed everything he was doing as populism, americans first, job creation on main street versus the interests of big republican business. and that might not sound coherent to democrats who are watching this with amazement. but one of the reasons cantor lost is because in addition to being seen as too close to the chamber, he wasn't seen ...

Professor who has never held office. he teaches at randolph macon college. the same skchool where his democratic opponent is on the faculty who will face him in the november election. though brat claimed allegiance to tea party ideals, he did not attract financial support from any of the major tea party groups. political writer jeff shapiro of the richmond "times dispatch." >> sometimes ideas are bigger than dollars. fewer votes make for bigger surprises. >> reporter: what may have helped brat most was cantor, himself, whose disconnect from the district led to his downfall. >> i honestly wasn'...