2006-11-12 08:31:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
1 word: Macaca
if allen would'nt have said that, he would have prolly won
2006-11-12 09:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many cases, Democrats who were elected didn't win so much as the Republicans lost. I'm sure there are quite a number of candidates who would not have been elected if people had not been so thoroughly fed up and disgusted with the all-Republican congress. Electing Democrats was the only way to get checks and balances back into the system. Voting is how Americans conrol the behavior of elected officials. It's slow and awkward but it's better than nothing. If this bunch doesn't work out we'll do it again. That's why the idea of a "permanent majority" is so appallingly contrary to the principles of American democracy.
2006-11-12 08:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lleh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Mr. Web did NOT win. Mr. Webb won. And he won because more people voted for him than for Mr. Allen. It shows that THIS year, the majority of Virginia voters were more intelligent or sober than in the past.
2006-11-12 13:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by mailrick12 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the smear campaign worked. George Allen is a great man. Jim Webb was a Republican and supported Allen until this election. So really it was Republican vs Republican. Allen would have won if he hadn't been accused of being a racist.
2006-11-12 08:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by dakota29575 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Allen ran a stupid campaign. 2. Bush did not announce Rumsfield's firing before the vote. 3. The scandals in the Republican Party. 4. People wanted a change and the Democrats put forth a moderate enough candidate to eliminate the differences between the candidates and then it came down to the items mentioned above.
2006-11-12 08:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by 91106 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm not from Virginia, but I wonder that myself. I'm also wondering if the people who did vote for him are going to rue the day they cast those votes.
2006-11-12 08:49:54 · answer #6 · answered by Cinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He got enough of the macaca vote to squeak by in the election.
2006-11-12 09:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by rusty shackleford 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Allen's slogan was, "Vote for me because my Daddy's famous!" Just like Dubdub.
2006-11-12 08:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because people hadn't read the incestial, pedophilia in his books.
2006-11-12 08:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Allen was full of Macaca.
2006-11-12 08:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋