My piece from PJ Tatler yesterday: Crimson Tide: Two Tea Party Candidates Vie for GOP Nod in Alabama’s 1st C.D.? By Matthew Vadum Two Tea Party-friendly Republicans may soon vie for a safe GOP House seat in Alabama in a contest that could foreshadow 2014 GOP nomination battles. The vacancy will occur in Alabama’s solidly Republican 1st congressional district in the southwest corner of the state. Since 2003 it has been represented by Rep. Jo Bonner, a moderate Republican. Bonner announced last week he’s leaving Aug. 15 to become the University of Alabama System’s vice chancellor of government relations and economic development. The … Continue reading Crimson Tide: Two Tea Party Candidates Vie for GOP Nod in Alabama’s 1st C.D.?