Dave Brat tells inmates, "You think you’re having a hard time—I got $5 million worth of negative ads going at me"
Brat, who is in a tough re-election fight, tried to relate to inmates by describing his campaign woes
www.cbsnews.comI can help, but I don’t have live access to the latest news right now. Based on the latest widely reported items up to 2025, Dave Brat is a former U.S. representative from Virginia who rose to prominence by defeating Eric Cantor in the 2014 Republican primary and later served in Congress until 2019; since then, coverage has focused on his post-congressional activities and commentary within conservative circles. If you want the very latest headlines, I can search for current articles if you’d like me to proceed.