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VA SEN [27.55% IN]
ALLEN 313,736 49.23%
WEBB 313,736 49.54%

Drudge reports. If this reflects a broader trend, it has been an inevitably unbearable one that has extended a remarkable six years. More or less down-the-line parity, begun more or less in 2000, has continued with mild fluctuations at the federal and state levels. The implication, if things cut Democratic, as it seems certain they will, is that the GOP has hit a high water mark -- among conservatives, and that has eroded, for reasons we all know. The enduring question may be whether Republicans over the past six years have lost more from the top (swing votes) or the bottom (base).