Dave Brat, an economics professor and former seminary student, pulled off the biggest political upset of the year by ousting the No. 2 House Republican Eric Cantor in a primary challenge on Tuesday night. "This is the happiest moment, obviously, of my life," Brat told his supporters at a post-election event in Glen Allen, outside Richmond, on Tuesday night. "The reason we won this campaign, there is just one reason, and that's because dollars do not vote -- you do." Brat, who raised less than $300,000 to the House majority leader's campaign war chest of $5.4 million, said, "It's not about David Brat winning tonight, it's about returning the country to its principles."
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Upstart Dave Brat beat heavily favored incumbent Eric Cantor
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Brat raised less than $300,000 compared to Cantor's $5 million
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Challenger's main argument was that Cantor had turned his back on conservative principles
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But the longshot candidate centered most of his attacks against @placeholder on the issue of immigration, arguing that the majority leader's support for small measures allowing some type of legal status for children of undocumented immigrants was "amnesty."
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Despite being the overwhelming favorite, there were signs that @placeholder's campaign sensed a threat.