Holy cow.

After 18 years in Congress, U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer plans to step down as the representative of North Alabama.

As the surprising news spread among party officials this afternoon, Cramer sent an email announcing that he will not seek a 10th two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Should be quite a scrum to see who takes his place.  Ray McKee’s odds just went up a bit.

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