"I think that Senator Allen, if Jim Webb is his opponent is going to have a very challenging year, particularly in Northern VA."-- VA State Senator Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis, the wife of Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA).
Rep. Davis is planning on running for the other senate seat in 2008 when he assumes Warner will retire. And a near or actual loss by Allen would get conservatives to rally to Davis' side, or so he thinks.
Nonetheless, Davis is about the last conservative GOPer in the House from Northern Virginia. He and his wife know the turf well, and statewide, Democrats have been doing better and better in NoVa each year (2001 Mark Warner, 2004 Kerry, 2005 Kaine). Even though Democratic Senate Candidate Harris Miller is from Northern Virginia, Davis thinks that ex-Reagan Navy Sec. Jim Webb (D) is a more viable candidate statewide and particularly in Northern Virginia against George Allen. That says something.
Courtesy of Hotline OnCall
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