Demagogue

If this weren't coming from the Wall Street Journal website, I'd almost think someone were teasing me with this poll on the U.S. Senate race in Virginia. A new Zogby poll:

James Webb (D) 47.9%
George Allen (R) 46.6%

Speaking of Sen. Allen, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank recently observed: "The rattled candidate has lost his bluster; his aides trail him with looks of nausea. Worse, all of this is happening in what Allen, in another context, called 'America and the real world of Virginia.'"

Allen will probably manage to pull out a victory, but it's nice to see a scumbucket like him have to sweat a little to do it.