GOP Campaign Committee Chair: Immigration Contributed To Cantor’s Loss

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., speaks to Republicans at the annual Dorchester Conference on Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Seaside, Ore. The Dorchester Conference is an annual meeting where Republicans hear from politicians ... Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., speaks to Republicans at the annual Dorchester Conference on Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Seaside, Ore. The Dorchester Conference is an annual meeting where Republicans hear from politicians and debate issues. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper) MORE LESS
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Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) stance on immigration reform contributed to his primary loss.

“I think Democrats and others who try to read too much into this that isn’t there are making a big mistake that will be fatal to them in the fall,” Walden said on “Fox News Sunday,” according to Politico. “I think [immigration] played a role. But again there were a lot of other issues in this race, as well.”

The NRCC chair also said that the race still needed to be analyzed closely.

“You have to go back and do a real analysis of what happened in that race and what didn’t happen in that race,” he said.

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