Former Govs. Timothy M. Kaine and George Allen, in competition to be the state’s next U.S. senator, both traveled the parade route, smiling, waving and shaking hands with the folks lining the road.
Kaine, dressed in jeans and a blue polo shirt, went on foot. Allen was on horseback, wearing a cowboy hat, boots and a big “Virginia” belt buckle.
A wailing, honking line of vintage firetrucks, tractors and military vehicles separated the two Senate candidates, who were positioned at opposite ends of the parade lineup. The event began at 4 p.m., and the two finally encountered one another a little after 5:30 p.m. in Claudius Crozet Park, when they shared a microphone and led the crowd in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and other patriotic tunes.
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