SEAN HANNITY

Cantor's Stunning Defeat House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated in his Virginia Republican primary last night in a historical upset that many have described as a political earthquake. But has the media misinterpreted Cantor's defeat? Cantor, a 13 year incumbent, lost to primary challenger David Brat, a college economics professor. Cantor is the second-highest-ranking Republican in the House, and his defeat is virtually unprecedented. He is the first sitting House majority leader in history to lost his primary since the position was created in 1899. Brat managed to pull off the victory with just about $200,000 in campaign funds compared to Cantor's $2+ million. Cantor and his team were likely stunned by the defeat, considering that they went into election day with internal polling showing them 34 points ahead of Brat. Needless to say, they probably thought they had this one in the bag. Clearly that was not the case. So what happened? Much of the media and pundits would like you to believe that this was a victory for the tea party in the face of the Republican establishment. They also want you to believe that this was some sort of referendum on immigration policy, which became an important issue towards the end of the campaign. There is some merit to these arguments, but it misses the bigger picture. The fact is that Brat didn't have support from the big tea party organizations. He wasn't exactly, as the liberal media loves to say, a "tea party darling." That's not to say that Brat's platform doesn't fall in line which much of what the tea party supports. But what Brat told me and the viewers of Hannity last night after his win was that his platform represents Republican conservatism. He's not a fringe candidate, a right-wing extremist or any of those other labels the media loves to pin on conservatives. Brat's platform is in line with much of the Republican platform, but what's happened is that Republicans have lost their way. They no longer stand up for those values when they make it to Washington. Bergdahl's Platoon Leader Says 'We're not going away' Sean spoke with Sgt. Evan Buetow, Bergdahl's platoon leader, on 'Hannity' who said he found it odd that he had not yet spoken with his parents. "It's a little odd that he hasn't spoken to his parents yet. I have no idea what kind of security or mental evaluations they're giving to him right now, I mean, after being, you know, held with the Taliban for five years. So -- but I know that if it was me, the first thing I'd want to do is call my parents. So -- but I can't make any comments about his state of mind or what's going on there. But it definitely seems a little bit odd, given -- given the whole circumstances, definitely," Buetow explained. Sean discussed criticsm of Buetown's platoon as being "undisciplined." You can watch Buetow's response here. >>Today's Briefing (10 PM EST on Fox News) Sen. Rand Paul reacts to the latest on the Bergdahl scandal. Plus two Tea Party candidates react to Eric Cantor's stunning loss. And Sarah Palin on the historic upset for the GOP.