Allen, whoever he is and wherever he is from, had better make himself known if he is going to attract voters from other states. I haven't a clue who Allen is and if it wasn't for FR I doubt if I would have heard his name.
Do you ever watch Cable News? or CSpan? If you did you'd at least know who George Allen is and if you followed sports you'd know who his father was, but he was Governor of Virginia, congressman from Virginia and now Senator from Virginia -- in other words, he has a lot of experience. IMHO he needs to run on the ticket as VP and then move to President.