Virginia really has multiple personalities -- Northern Virginia could be on a different planet than central or western Virginia, and the Tidewater area is another planet still.  Encouragingly, in last year's House of Delegates election, several districts went to Democrats that have never, ever, ever voted Democratic before.

In general, it's been much more middle-of-the-road than it's given credit for.  Virginia reliably goes red during presidential elections, but it also has elected two Democratic governors in a row, and has historically tended to have one Democratic senator and one Republican one.

Yes, Allen's an asshole, and dumber than rocks.  Makes GWB look like a Rhodes Scholar.  Honestly, I could spend hours just listing examples.  My only question is why it's taken so many people this long to figure that out.

If you haven't seen the original macaca remarks, prepare to be appalled.  The worst part is at the very end.  "Welcome to America," my ass.

The Webb campaign volunteer who was behind the camera, SR Sidarth, pointed out that Allen isn't even actually a Virginian:

What hurt more, Sidarth said, was when Allen gave him a sarcastic welcome to his own country, his birthplace even. It was too ironic, he thought. "I was born and raised in Fairfax County, and he's from California...."