The big difference between Ryan and Cantor

Published August 10, 2016 3:05am ET



If former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s surname is used to describe a stunning upset of an important incumbent, Paul Nehlen’s last name now means the opposite.

In an overhyped primary fight against House Speaker Paul Ryan, Nehlen came up nearly 70 points short. While there were some superficial similarities between his uphill battle against Ryan and the contest the ended in Cantor’s defeat by Dave Brat, the differences were clearer.

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