A video featuring Republican Senator Thad Cochran is getting more attention this week as Cochran faces a tough battle for his seat in Mississippi. Senator Cochran squares off against a tea party-backed challenger in a Republican primary runoff next week. On Friday, Fox News posted an interview with Cochran where he appears unaware of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s historic loss to a tea party-backed challenger of his own in Virginia last week.

Interviewer: “What happened in Virginia the other day, does that concern you for your chances here in this runoff?”

Sen. Thad Cochran: “I don’t know what you’re talking about. What happened in Virginia?”

Interviewer: “With Eric Cantor losing his seat.”

Sen. Thad Cochran: “Well, I haven’t really followed that campaign very closely at all.”

Interviewer: “Really?”

Sen. Thad Cochran: “Really.”

Interviewer: “Well, Eric Cantor lost his seat as the majority leader.”

Sen. Thad Cochran: “Yeah, well, it happens. You know, members of Congress, some win, some lose. It’s not an automatic proposition that you get re-elected just because you’ve done a good job.”

Cochran’s spokesperson Jordan Russell told ABC News Cochran knew about Cantor’s loss but “felt like the question had been asked and answered enough.”