Allen, Kaine split on convention attendance

Virginia’s U.S. Senate candidates are divided over the politically knotty question of whether to attend this summer’s political conventions or stay home and campaign.

Republican George Allen will skip the GOP convention in Tampa in favor of hitting the campaign trail. Democrat Tim Kaine plans to at least make an appearance at the Democratic convention in Charlotte. The two former governors are vying for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., in one of the most hotly contested races in the country.