Rep Who Criticized Beck Loses by 42 Points

David Weigel discusses why Rep. Bob Inglis suffered a massive lose in his South Carolina Primary. He reminds his readers that Inglis was one of the few Republican politicians who publicly criticized Glenn Beck:

On paper, the massive, 42-point defeat of Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) is tough to explain. Sure, he voted for TARP, and all Republicans who did so are experiencing some blowback in their primaries -- but how does an incumbent lose by such a swollen margin without some sort of horrible scandal? According to the Greenville News, he blamed it on his lack of partisan anger.

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Actually, the last time most national observers heard of Inglis, he was chastising attendees of a town hall meeting for watching Glenn Beck.

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