Could Rep. Spencer Bachus (R) be the next Rep. Jean Schmidt? Alabama Republicans see a real potential that the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee could follow in his Ohio colleague’s footsteps and be the second Republican knocked off by a primary challenger this cycle. Bachus faces state Sen. Scott Beason in Tuesday’s primary. “If Beason had the money, I believe he would win,” one Alabama Republican activist said. “Certainly Spencer is more vulnerable than he’s ever been.” (more…)
