Mimi's point is that, given that primaries are open in VA, the race may have been sabotaged by Democrats and Independents pretending to be Republicans.

Looks like there's some house cleaning going on! Long overdue!

he is an economics professor. Steven Colbert is an entertainer

I’m a little concerned about this loss or win depending on how you look at it. Steven Colbert has been promoting Brat in his flip-a-district skit for a couple weeks now. What if he won because of pranksters? And how will that play out against a democrat rival in the fall? He will be a weaker contender than Cantor would have been.
Though, Cantor doesn’t do anything for me personally, so good luck to Brat. Cheers.

All of us have noticed Cantor's loss nearly simultaneously. What I don't know is how he actually came to power in the first place. He has never really done anything, has he?