That's Minority Whip Eric Cantor, predicting that Parker Griffith's switch to the Republican party today is a sign the GOP has a great shot of taking back the House in '10.
Cantor, to The Corner:
“Anytime that a member of the 258-seat majority decides to switch to a party in deep-minority status is a major example of trouble on the other side of the aisle.
For someone to say that he can’t live under Democratic rule in the House really raises some eyebrows. Park this news with the recent retirements of Blue Dog Democrats and you really see an increase in momentum for Republicans. Moderates don’t see a place for themselves in this Democratic party.”
His one-sentence version.
“This really could be the beginning of a trend. You have to handicap this in our favor."
Here's a question.
If Cantor leads Republicans back to a majority in 2010, how much fuel does that add to incipient 2012 speculation for the Whip?
