RedState Endorses Cantor for Vice President

RedState, one of the most influential conservative blogs, is backing Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to become the Republican vice presidential nominee.

“Cantor’s selection would be welcomed by conservatives, applauded by most moderates, and inspire confusion and revealingly insulting attacks from the left,” the blog’s editors wrote on Wednesday. “It would elevate a strong young voice for principled conservative reform to the national stage, not merely for political gain, but because he deserves the platform. And it would cement McCain’s election as something that is not just a block against four years of Obama-Biden, but a positive good for the center-right coalition for the future.”

Cantor, 45, is in his fourth term in the House. He is reportedly being vetted by John McCain’s campaign.