Reply #11: Well, unless it's to make Allen look bad!! [View All]

[beachmom]

Check out this local Virginia story, about how Warner is totally kicking Allen's ass as a potential presidential candidate:

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=110857&ran=33767

The prospect of U.S. Sen. George Allen running for president in 2008 is losing its appeal to Virginia voters, a new poll shows.

Forty-nine percent said he shouldn't run and 37 percent said he should, according to a survey of 625 registered voters conducted Sept. 5 through Thursday. Asked whether they would consider voting for Allen for president, 52 percent said "no " and 39 percent said "yes."

The results are another indication of Allen's ebbing popularity in the wake of what was widely perceived as a racial slur that he uttered last month in the midst of his bid for re-election to the Senate.

OTOH:

In contrast, the poll showed Virginians encouraging former Gov. Mark Warner's presidential ambitions. Fifty-four percent said the Democrat should seek the White House in 2008, 23 percent said he should not. Asked whether they would consider casting their presidential vote for Warner, 56 percent said "yes" and 30 percent said "no."

Warner has been out of office since January and has toured the nation giving speeches and raising money for his national political action committee. Like Allen, however, he has not declared an intention to run for president.



I just loved this article!! Dems are running stronger in Virginia than the GOP favorite, and this is a RED STATE.