Virginia Senate

The Frontrunner

Sen. George Allen on MSNBC’s Hardball (6/19) was asked how he was going to respond to the challenge of anti-war Democratic senate candidate James Webb. Allen said, “Well, Senator John Kerry came in and supported my ultimate opponent, before he got nominated, he was there at his victory party and so Senator John Kerry and other Massachusetts liberals have a view that what we need and, if you listen to him closely, is what they would like to see is a strategic plan for retreat. I think that Virginians and all Americans think that what we need to do is bring together the American people, our allies, as well as countries around Iraq, whether that’s Bahrain, Turkey and Jordan and have a strategic plan for success rather than tuck and tail and running.”

Webb Challenges Allen To Five Debates.

The Richmond Times Dispatch (6/20, Whitley) reports, “Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Webb yesterday challenged Republican incumbent Sen. George Allen to five debates. Allen said he would welcome debates, as long as they include a broad range of issues.” Webb’s campaign manager “said the debates could focus on ‘the issues that are most important to the people of Virginia,’ including the war in Iraq, immigration policy, globalization and what she called abuse of power by President Bush. Dick Wadhams, Allen’s campaign manager, replied pointedly that the two might also debate federal judicial nominations, obstructing welfare reform, obstructing energy legislation, the marriage-protection amendment and medical-malpractice reform.”

DSCC Launches Web Parody Of Allen 2008 Presidential Campaign.

The Hill (6/20, Blake) in its “State by State” election column reports the DSCC unveiled a web site “which parodies and closely resembles Allen’s Senate campaign site.” It “seizes on Allen’s statements that suggest he is bored with the Senate and displays a video of Allen joking that he wishes he had been born in Iowa. It also offers banners for visitors to use on their websites with messages like ‘Big Oil for Allen’ and ‘Hawkeyes for Allen.’”

Roll Call (6/20, Whittington) in its “At the Races” column quotes DSCC spokesman Karl Frisch saying, “This site is going to help Virginians stay informed about how Allen is focused exclusively on winning over the people of Iowa and New Hampshire when he should be working for the Commonwealth.”

June 20, 2006 | Filed Under DSCC, News Mentions 

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