Cantor: “We’re going to have to change.”

Mon, November 10, 2008 - 11:32 AM

Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-Va., likely to become the No. 2 Republican in the House later this month said he can work with President-elect Barack Obama until the new president “veers left.”

On Fox News Sunday, Cantor said, “If … (Obama) veers left and says, ‘No, the way to do this is to crank up the government spending machine and to raise taxes on families and small businesses,’ we’re going to oppose him.”

Regarding the significant Republican losses last Tuesday, Cantor said his party will have to learn from them.

“The incredible innovation and use of technology that the Obama campaign and the Democrats employed is stunning. We're going to have to change,” he said. “The Republican Party will have to begin to adapt those innovations and that technology to make sure that we can reach out to the increasing diverse population of this country.”
For more on his appearance read here or see the full transcript here.

-Neil Simon