The GOP Has Someone To Vote For In Alabama

The GOP has successfully recruited Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby to run against Bobby Bright and Navy veteran Lester Phillip to run against Parker Griffith in Alabama's 2 most competitive seats held by Democrats:

Roby was heavily courted by National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) this cycle despite the fact that state Rep. Jay Love — the man the committee dropped nearly $600,000 in independent expenditures on last cycle — hasn’t ruled out running again.

Phillip, who is black and the son of immigrant parents, works as the minority outreach director for the state Republican Party. He was making the rounds on Capitol Hill last week and has also begun to make a name for himself at local Tea Party events and other conservative gatherings.

Despite the understandable glee espoused by the GOP after Cramer's retirement, I still feel that Griffith's seat is the safer of the two. Bright will have a tough roe to hoe for the foreseeable future. If he can win again, one can bet the Alabama Legislature will give him some help (that is if the Dems keep control).

H/T - SwingStateProject