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House. >> i'm running because washington, d.c., is absolutely broken from head to toe. >> reporter: brad said cantor, who was elected to congress back in 2000, just wasn't conservative enough. >> we could have done better if we had people with principle up there who aren't giving special breaks and t.a.r.p. bailouts and special tax credits to billionaires instead of taking care of us. >> reporter: cantor has been considered a part of the house gop leadership friendly to the tea party. often that made him a thorn in john boehner's side. but this primary focused heavily on immigration and cantor...

Let's get to it. good morning on this wednesday. >> we're going to begin with the biggest political upset of the year. this one is a shocking loss for one of the nation's top republicans. virginia lawmaker eric cantor upset by a little-known tea party candidate. >> abc's karen travers is in washington with more on what this loss means. >> reporter: it's a stunning upset, one of the biggest in political history. >> i know there's a lot of long faces here tonight. it's disappointing, sure. >> reporter: major leader, eric cantor, the second most powerful member of the house, was crushed by an unk...

>> i'm running because washington, d.c., is absolutely broken from head to toe. >> reporter: brad said cantor, who was elected to congress back in 2000, just wasn't conservative enough. >> we could have done better if we had people with principle up there who aren't giving special breaks and t.a.r.p. bailouts and special tax credits to billionaires instead of taking care of us. >> reporter: cantor has been considered a part of the house gop leadership friendly to the tea party. often that made him a thorn in john boehner's side. but this primary focused heavily on immigration and cantor was un...

Cantor for being what we would describe as a career politician. he served seven terms. it has become a club of men who get in there after a couple of terms. you know, as david, listen. let me finish. let me finish for a david brad said the votes, the people vote and dollars don't. >> at the end of the campaign season. 13 incumbents lost their seats in the house. 13. so far this cycle is about 60% of the way through.

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