Hill sources are telling me Cantor’s wipeout means Jim Sensenbrenner’s bill is dead. The entire mood has changed in the space of an hour. The Tea Party is King of the Hill. Now, other Republicans who might have flirted with the idea of moving a bill to give Eric Holder renewed power over state elections can gaze at Cantor’s wipeout. Who would dare, now? Republicans who want to become Speaker in the future best not offend delegations from Texas, Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina. The Tea Party means business. They think the country is worth fighting for. They aren’t beyond mailing every single donor to every single GOP Congressman who would support Sensenbrenner’s bill. The Tea Party is perfectly willing to send every single donor to every single sponsor of Sensenbrenner’s bill a do-it-yourself ask-for-your-money-back kit. This isn’t 1995, and the folks who just beat Cantor are willing to do what it takes to win other battles.
My take at PJ Media: