Early Returns Positive for GOP in VA and MD

By all anecdotal accounts (and proprietary Bizblogger sources), the Republican base is coming out in full force in VA and MD. George Allen's strongholds in Roanoke and Richmond have very high turnouts, although Northern VA, a likely Democratic stronghold, also appears to have heavy turnout. Maryland will depend upon which way the black vote decides to swing.

*Update*
MSNBC has its exit polls up for VA, showing Webb with a 3-4% lead. When you account for the roughly 5-6% standard error in favor of Dems (due mainly to typical oversampling of females and urban polling places), I think Allen is actually ahead here.