VA RECOUNT? It was widely reported this morning that both George Allen and Jim Webb's camps were gearing up for a recount. Indeed, with Allen's margin oscillating between 2000 and 20,000 votes it seems unlikely that we'll have a defnitive winner of this race tonight. By extension that means control of the Senate may remain in doubt Sidenote: I'm starting to wince every time I hear the CNN "experts" emphasize the cultural conservatism of the relatively successful red state Democratic candidates like Webb. He didn't gain traction because of his opposition to gay rights,he ran on economic populism, opposition to the Iraq misadventure and other core Democratic issues -- the same ones that won Ohio for culturally liberal Sherrod Brown.
--Ben Adler
