If finding charismatic candidates with both great personal stories and extremely strong defense credentials is one of their priorities (and it sure as hell is), Democrats ought to be working very had to elect Reagan-era Navy Secretary Jim Webb to the US Senate. And his campaign is getting a lot of support from people across the political spectrum (from Owen Pickett, Bob Kerrey and Generals Clark and Hoar to Jay Fisette and Leslie Byrne). But it's clear that it has a long way to go. He still has to beat Harris Miller to win the Democratic nomination, and even if he gets that, Sen. Allen is very well positioned to retain his Senate seat, President Bush's deep unpopularity in Virginia notwithstanding. Allen leads Webb 50-30 in the latest poll. And in the money race, the Allen campaign has $7.2 million in the bank. The Webb campaign only has $200,000. I still think this is a winnable race for Webb, but the odds are against him, and it'll take a lot of work.
Posted by armand at April 19, 2006 09:37 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics