"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." Plato

(Reader warning: Blatantly partisan)

There will be lots of analysis of why Eric Cantor lost. My proffered reason is that he played a big part in stopping the government and participated in a significant way in the party of saying, "No," rather than compromising - as Lindsey Graham did, who won handily in spite of authoring an amnesty immigration law. Whatever the prominent issue is in an election debate, doesn't mean that is the issue that decided the election. I'll be subject to correction given the results of the general election. Do Virginians really want Brat?