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>> outspent his opponent 40-1 and lost by an astounding 11 points. >> cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than brat spent on his entire campaign. >> okay. that makes sense. hard to conduct your campaign when you got the meat sweats. my budget -- >> yes, embarrassing on so many levels. but you know what? it's one of healthiest political wake-up calls we've had in a very long time. look, i don't agree with everything david brat stands for but he's the perfect example of what this country's all about. a washington outsider, economics professor who not only had courage to run against the s...

The best treats come from the kitchen. we all know politics is local. you may ask one mr. eric cantor about that. but a new poll released today reveals the ugly truth about political polarization in america. it is everywhere, it is deep and it is intense. a number of americans who express consistently liberal or conservative opinions have doubled over the past two decades. we're seeing the other side's ideas as dangerous. 36% of republicans think democratic policies threaten the nation. while 27% of democrats say the same thing about the gop. instead of coming together to bridge that gap, we...

Show new leadership following eric captor's stunning primary loss tuesday night. increasingly it appears it will be less about his actual replacement about what figurehead represents. michael, a friend of the show, and a big wig over at "times." he likes to tell everyone he needs a "times" subscription. welcome to the show, my friend. thank you so much for being on. >> before i start, everybody should subscribe right now, absolutely. go online right now, subscribe, 30 bucks. >> eric cantor i believe lost because he lost touch with the district. but people are putting a lot of reasons into exac...

Important as understanding the current situation on the ground. >> reporter: witnesses also testifying that there are now some 1,200 groups among opposition. shep? >> the syrian regime and its friends would also fight back in the form of a cyber attack. that was the warning today from the committee's senior democrat, mississippi congressman bennie thompson. congress has other pressing issues on its plate including a far-reaching effort including president obama's health care overhaul and the looming threat of a government shutdown. the u.s. could run out of money to pay its bills by the end of...

A politician. >> he doesn't mind being made fun of, but he has credibility with a lot of different groups. i mean, think about, you know, there's a great piece in "huffington post" about one summer in 19 2 he was a lifeguard and a pool and how that affected his thoughts about race and class and that that is something he took with him to the fight about the assault weapons ban, and so clearly this is a guy who is the sum total of a lot of different experiences that he is not afraid to, again, wear it on his sleeve. >> this is the man that said of eric cantor, this is our vice president, right? ...