Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) told the Richmond Times-Dispatch just hours after he stepped down as majority leader Thursday that he plans to resign from Congress on Aug. 18.
Cantor told the newspaper that he has asked Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) to call a special election on Nov. 4 so that his successor may take office immediately rather than in January.
“I want to make sure that the constituents in the 7th District will have a voice in what will be a very consequential lame-duck session,” he told the Times-Dispatch.
The Virginia Republican suffered a stunning primary defeat in June at the hands of David Brat, a little-known economics professor. McAuliffe said in a radio interview this week that he was “heartsick” over Cantor’s loss, which, along with a slate of retirements from other Virginia representatives, he said would lessen Virginia’s clout in Congress.
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Ahhhh I forgot about this slime and it is nice to wake up this morning and remember that his is one smirking, right wing, mug I won’t have to see anymore.
Lifting a verse straight out of the Wasilla Quitterbilly’s playbook: that sweet, sweet right-wing welfare gravy train’s a-waitin’ and he ain’t a-waiting even an extra month or two before he jumps into his swimming pool full of money.
EDIT: @coronakid - bad news, Kemosabe. Get used to seeing this piece of shit floating to the top of the Republican turd machine for the next couple of decades. He’s gonna be lobbying and in all the cool-kid “think” tanks for life, and probably running for office again. He’s too fucking evil and addicted to power to just go away.
Sunday shows are going to get worse, much worse; didn’t think that was possible.
If that were the case he’d stay and finish his damn term instead of retiring.
What a wuss! Man up and see it through to the end.