First, my Comcast is out at home, so I'm Freeping from Panera.
That said, I have these observations about Webb and the Buena Vista parade.
First, it is admirable that he is spending time with his son. I've said so on my blog and elsewhere.
However, from what I understand he did campaign on Saturday at lesser events. I believe somewhere along the line I read that he was not campaigning all weekend.
That said, I do question the political wisdom of missing this event. Around Buena Vista the saying is that "if you aren't here on Labor Day, you won't win in November."
IOW, in terms of Virginia politics, missing this parade is just not ~done~.
Allen doesn't have to criticize Webb for not being there. He doesn't have to. The RTD is already referring to Webb as "invisible." And the RAT blogs are starting to lament the running of the campaign.
We've seen a couple of rocky weeks for Allen. After all there's been an all out assault on him fromm the left, and oddly enough from some Freepers on the "right." But I think with the ads now playing and people starting to focus the momentum will swing back in his direction.
I'm thinking he wins by 5-7 points.
FWIW
This morning's Washington Examiner had a huge headline saying how Webb was rallying Democrats after slightly leading Allen in a recent poll. I just smirked.
Don't forget the attacks from national review and the american spectator. Also the WSJ. Of course if you dig deper into previous articles, you see all three papers have cast their lot with other candidates.