National Journal's Hotline blog is reporting that Sen. George Allen (R-VA) will concede his Senate race to James Webb (D) at a 3pm news conference. As a result of the 2006 election, the Democrats will have control of the Senate (by one seat) as well as the House. A senior staffer says that Allen is not emboldened to fight this. LAst night, Taegan Goddard reported that the Allen adviser said that Allen, who is trailing by more than 7000 votes, "wanted to wait until most of canvassing was completed before announcing his decision, possibly as early as Thursday evening."
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Allen to Concede VA Race - Dems Will Have Sen. Majority
National Journal's Hotline blog is reporting that Sen. George Allen (R-VA) will concede his Senate race to James Webb (D) at a 3pm news conference. As a result of the 2006 election, the Democrats will have control of the Senate (by one seat) as well as the House. A senior staffer says that Allen is not emboldened to fight this. LAst night, Taegan Goddard reported that the Allen adviser said that Allen, who is trailing by more than 7000 votes, "wanted to wait until most of canvassing was completed before announcing his decision, possibly as early as Thursday evening."
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I hear you, William. Allen might have found, with a formal recount, that he'd taken it even farther up the old macaca hole than the original counts had revealed.
I'm glad you found me here at the new blog. I was just thinking of emailing you to let you know I'd moved.
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