Blacksburg, Va.: What do you make of the recent Va. Senate Race polls?John F. Harris: I make that the race is closer than a lot of people assumed it would be, that George Allen's "macaca" episode was not a big plus for his re-election efforts, and that it is at least conceivable that James Webb can capitalize on generalized voter discontent and specific concerns about Allen to pull off an upset.
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