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Originally Posted by saden1
I don't think Allen knew what the hell Macaca meant and the crowd was more clueless than he was. So say Allen lost because of the Macaca incident would be a reach. Virginia is simply not a gimme state anymore and his opponent was a worthy opponent. Not to mention the fact that the country was ready to change the faces in congress.
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I think you're right here. Allen might have won by a small margin without the whole macaca mess but he lost for the same reason most other republicans losts. An unpopular war and a culture of corruption fostered by the high-ups in Washington. It is tough for the base to mobilize for guys they don't trust and that affects all races. Webb did a good job of niching his way into the middle too.