Allen Admits He Won't Commit

By: Teddy
Published On: 4/8/2006 6:23:06 PM

Senator George Allen will formally announce his re-election campaign next week, according to today's Richmond Times-Dispatch. He will begin with a 3-day tour across the Commonwealth, supposedly to re-acquaint himself with his constituents after being absent so much while campaigning for the office of POTUS (President of the United States) lately. Curiously, his schedule so far does not seem to include stops in Northern Virginia.


Allen admits right up front that he will not commit to serving out a full 6-year term in the Senate, apparently hoping to de-fuse snide remarks by Democratic opponents that he is not really interested in being a Senator, and is using the position to advance his campaign for President.


Allen, who already has a war chest of over $6 million, said he will raise at least $15 million for his presidential bid. Obviously, he is confident his supporters think so much of him that they will not only finance his re-election bid but will gladly cough it up again for a simultaneous presidential run. It+óGé¼Gäós hell to be rich, ain+óGé¼Gäót it, ol+óGé¼Gäóboy? This is real multi-tasking, I+óGé¼Gäód say.

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Interesting commentary... (Lowell - 4/8/2006 7:00:49 PM)
on the Hotline blogometer.

Sen. George Allen has spruced up his website, www.georgeallen.com

Note that URL. It is is not "Allen06.com" or "AllenforSenate.com"

And if that was not enough of an hint towards his '08 hopes, check out the detailed list of his top achievments as both Governor (11 minute video included) and Senator.

Allen also uses the updated page to tout his annoucement tour of VA next week. Most striking about the three-day, 11-stop trip is where Allen is NOT going in the Commonwealth. Though he is making visits near both places, the Senator is skipping over both Fairfax Co -- VA's largest locality -- and the large Tidewater cities of Norfolk and Va Beach.

Allen's base of support as always been in rural Southside and Western VA, but that he would not even touch down in VA's biggest population centers in launching his re-election is notable.

Maybe it has something to do with how all three places voted in last year's GOV race?



Here's the relevant quote from the article (Rob - 4/9/2006 9:18:01 AM)
Allen has been jetting around the country, too, exploring a possible presidential bid in 2008. In a recent trip to Iowa, Allen, 54, said he plans to raise $15 million for his re-election bid, but he would not commit to serving a full six-year term in the Senate if re-elected.