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Old 05-24-2005, 13:04   #17
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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
So who won?
Sen. George Allen.

Sen. Frist wanted both a lot of media attention on him and a clear victory in order to facilitate his presidential ambitions. He got neither. The debate did not focus on him, but on the Democrats and wavering Republicans, and the face all over the news after the deal was McCain, not Frist. And the deal may have its benefits, but it has enough big gaping holes that it cannot qualify as a clear victory.
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