The media left was caught unawares by the victory of David Brat, so their initial attempts to smear him are particularly pathetic. Mollie Hemmingway does an excellent job in The Federalist demonstrating how shameful and ignorant they are. Needless to say, the fact that Eric Cantor is Jewish was seized upon to claim anti-Semitism:   One common theory proffered by media geniuses, from the New York Times to theNew York Daily News to Politico, was that Republican voters in Virginia’s 7th District had suddenly developed a raging case of anti-semitism. I’m not joking. This was an actual theory that was treated as legitimate. Keep in mind that Eric Cantor was first elected to Congress by these folks in 2000. They re-elected him six times. He lost this week by 10 points but just two years ago he won his primary by 58 points. Heck, he’s been representing many of these voters since he was elected by them to the Virginia House of...(Read Full Post)