My first diary here at Swing State Project. I hadn’t seen this mentioned, but Doc’s Political Parlor (which covers Alabama politics) is reporting that Montgomery, AL, Mayor Bobby Bright has apparently decided to run as a Democrat for the open seat in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District (currently held by Terry Everett).
http://www.politicalparlor.net…
Apparently he was going back and forth over whether to run as a Democrat or Republican, the thinking being he’d have an easier time in the general election as a Republican, but an easier time in a primary as a Democrat. The speculation seems that he’s the Democrat’s best hope for winning the seat, and actually has a decent shot at winning. It may come down to the region of the district that the GOP nominee comes from (ie. a Montgomery Republican could fare worse against Bright).
Can anyone better-versed in Alabama politics give more insight?