As the Sixers blog noted last night , in Virginia, antiwar Republican Jim Webb won the Democratic nomination to take on Sen. George Allen this fall. This race will get a lot of national attention: It will take place right outside the DC media market, Allen is of course a contender for 2008, and Webb is an unconventional candidate who has the ability to make Republicans squirm. One bit of good news for Allen:Turnout was exceedingly low.

About the Author
John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.
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