[marajade]

Kerry didn't bow out gracefully either. Bush had 120,000 vote margin in Ohio before Kerry decided he couldn't win it.

Allen should just accept he lost and get on with his life.

[Cyclopean Squid]

The point is Kerry conceded the next day, and didn't keep the thing in the courts. He could have been a lot worse about it than he was.

[muawiyah]

On the other hand the votes haven't all been counted, they are only 2000 apart, and Webb probably lost.

I don't see why you don't care to complete the count.

[conservative in nyc]

Kerry didn't bow out gracefully either. Bush had 120,000 vote margin in Ohio before Kerry decided he couldn't win it.

Allen should just accept he lost and get on with his life.

7,000 (or 4,000 or 2,000 or whatever the real margin in Virginia is) isn't 120,000. Allen likely lost, but I really don't see the harm in letting all the votes be counted and canvassed before Allen concedes. This isn't crying fraud in a crowded room, like the Democrats always do. It's just letting the process run its course.

I also don't see the harm in asking for a recount, if allowed under state law for free, but can see why Allen might not want to do that if he's behind by more than a few thousand after all the votes have been tallied and canvassed. Recounts usually don't change the ultimate result.