Yesterday the number two Republican in the House lost his seat in an upset primary. Ironically, Cantor has tried for two years to schedule a legislative agenda that avoided putting incumbent Republicans in tough spots for their primaries against more conservative challengers.

On Monday of this week, we wrote about House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Virginia) legislative agenda memo to the House Republicans that detailed the pre-midterm election House schedule. Yesterday the number two Republican in the House lost his seat in an upset primary. Ironically, Cantor has tried for two years to schedule a legislative agenda that avoided putting incumbent Republicans in tough spots for their primaries against more conservative challengers. H...