This gives him two good years to develop strong conservative policies, get some funds from donors, get his name out there behind the scenes, and work the grassroots. Plus he should take a vacation and spend some time with the family. Running for re-election for Senate when the Momma of all elections (2008) is just two years (actually, a scant six or seven months since candidates will start declaring themselves in summer of 2007) is a fool's errand.
So far I like Allen. He's tall (voters prefer tall Presidents) uh, from a female's perspective, handsome, and he's a solid Republican. But remember he's also a Senator, and only one Senator (JFK) has won the Presidency in the last 100 years or so.
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