There’s a Tea Party vs. GOP Establishment Battle Brewing in an Unlikely Place

Former NFL player Clint Didier, who won two Super Bowl rings with the Washington Redskins, is a Tea-Party conservative. He will be facing former Republican state legislator and agriculture director Dan Newhouse.

So in one of the bluest states in the country, voters in November will decide between a so-called establishment Republican and a Tea Party Republican, the type of contest that typically only occurs well before the summer.

Unlike most states, where primaries are party nominating contests, Washington has a “top two” primary system, assuring the two candidates with the most votes in a primary face off in the general election, whatever their political party. Despite the law, this is the first time in the state’s history that a congressional election has been between two Republicans, the Seattle Times reported.

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