Did winning the Senate depend on one word?
There is a plausible suggestion that the Democrats won the US Senate earlier this week on the basis of one word. The word was the derisive nickname ‘Macaca’ and it was used by the incumbent Repubican Senator for Virginia George Allen. You can read the explanation here.
November 12th, 2006 at 4:21 am
George Allen was governor of Virginia when I lived there. I don’t remember much about him as a governor, but after this incident, I was glad he lost.