I actually like his personality.
When I see him in interviews or on TV, he comes across as a good, decent family man with alot of optimism and a strong set of beliefs.
He also, thankfully, doesn't act like a firebreathing hell fire and brimstone type of conservative which seems over the top to to many voters.
Coming across and warm, folksy, and personable works, it helped Bush win, hell it even worked for his father.
Allen reminds of a conservative version of John Edwards, unfortunatly that comes with some of the same downsides too.
Don't believe all the hype about Mark Warner. His star will fade quickly enough. He knew he'd never beat Allen in a head to head contest. That's why he's not running for Senator this year.
Warner has been all over the spotlight for "saving" the state's economy, which was never really ailing to begin with. His successor is going to screw that up in a matter of days.