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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. George Allen is joined on stage with his wife Susan Allen and family as he concedes the senate race to former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine during his election night party event at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Democratic Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, wait in line to vote in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, walk back home after voting in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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President Obama (center), in the final hours of a four-state campaign day, is joined by former President Bill Clinton (left) and former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, who is running for the U.S. Senate, at a rally at Jiffy Lube Live Arena in Bristow, Va., late on Saturday night, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks past senior adviser Ed Gillespie, left, Virginia senate candidate George Allen, second right, and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, right, as they leave a campaign event at Meadow Event Park, in Doswell, Va., for another rally in Virginia Beach, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, talks with Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen, left, and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, center, after a campaign event at Meadow Event Park, in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors member Gerry Hyland (left) chats with former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a fellow Democrat, at Hollin Hall Pastry Shop in Alexandria in July. Virginia’s Senate race could determine which party controls the Senate next year. (The Washington Times)

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“It says that when people are choosing the government closest to the people, they’re choosing Republicans,” said Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, chairman of the RGA. (Associated Press)

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (right), the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, debates former Sen. George Allen in Richmond on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Senate, gestures during a debate with his Republican challenger, former Sen. George Allen, in Richmond on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine talks with his communications director, Brandi Hoffine (right), as he prepares for a debate with his Republican challenger for the Senate, former Sen. George Allen, in Richmond on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (right), the Democratic candidate for Senate, checks his watch with his Republican challenger, former Sen. George Allen, before their debate in Richmond on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, right, waves to the audience after shaking hands with moderator David Gregory at the beginning of the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)