Virginia Loves the Racist
By Lee Nichols, 6:47PM, Tue. Nov. 7, 2006
Bad news from Robert E. Lee's home state: George Allen (R) is leading R-turned-D James Webb, the former Navy secretary, by nine points in what was expected to be a dead heat. Only 10% of the precincts have been counted, but it can't be good to be 27,000 votes behind.
EDIT: now it's just pulled dead even: With 20% counted, The numbers are Webb 49.49%, Allen 49.33%, a difference of less than 1,000 votes out of almost 400,000 counted.
Two other key Virginia races:
VA-2, Democrat challenger Kellam slightly leads Repub incumbent Drake 50.27%-49.63% with only 10% counted, and in VA-10, Repub incumbent Wolf leads Dem Feder 53-45, with 27% counted.
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