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Eric Cantor

Stephen Sackur speaks to Eric Cantor, former House Majority Leader of the US Republican Party. Is the Republican party serious about winning back the White House in 2016?

Is the US Republican Party serious about winning back the White House in 2016? The frontrunner to win the party's presidential nomination is Donald Trump - a billionaire businessman turned celebrity who despises the Republican establishment. Stephen Sackur speaks to Eric Cantor who has long been a pillar of that establishment. He was the number two Republican in the House of Representatives until he got sensationally dumped in a primary contest. What on earth is going on inside the Republican party?

30 minutes

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Thu 29 Oct 201503:30GMT
BBC News Channel BBC News North America

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PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestEric Cantor

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