When Virginia voters go to the polls in November, their choice between incumbent Senator George Allen and former Secretary of the Navy James Webb could send shock waves through Congress and the White House.

For the first time since the Vietnam era, an unpopular conflict is threatening to alter the balance of power in Washington in a midterm election. Rising voter anger fed by opposition to the war in Iraq is prompting political analysts to forecast significant Democratic gains.

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