But not only "just" a Senator. He has the further experience of having been a state governor (Virginia) and carrying a name already known by football fans (his father was Hall of Fame Redskins coach George Allen the elder).
And being branded early on as "dim-witted" by Dem'crat opinion shapers puts him in pretty good company, right along with Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and the Presidents Bush 41 and 43. For you see, being cited as less than the sharpest knife in the drawer by the MSM is tantamont to their admission that you are a heckuva smarter than they are willing to grant. Their codewords.
I haven't heard anything from dem'crat opinion makers about Allen's intellect, but I have heard from Freeper's about his less than stellar debating skills. I've seen him on a few Sunday talk shows and, unfortunately, he gets waxed consistently.