Allen dodged the question every time.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14815993/page/8/MR. RUSSERT: We are out of time. Before we go, Senator Allen, you have said, “The Senate is too slow for me.”
Would you pledge to serve a full six-year term if re-elected to the Senate?SEN. ALLEN: The Senate does move too slowly. Having been governor I like action and I wish the Senate would move faster. But my focus is to keep fighting in the Senate for these ideas.
MR. RUSSERT:
For six—will you serve a six-year term?SEN. ALLEN: I’m the only candidate running on ideas on education...
MR. RUSSERT: OK.
SEN. ALLEN: ...and on energy independence. And I am focused...
MR. RUSSERT: I, I, I’ve read the—I’ve read the brochure. I’ve read the brochure.
SEN. ALLEN: ...and I want—I will...
MR. RUSSERT:
But will you serve...SEN. ALLEN: Sure, and you can put it in as a...(unintelligible)...of my family.
MR. RUSSERT:
...will you pledge to serve a full six-year term?SEN. ALLEN: I pledge that I’m going to fight as hard as I can for our shared values and vision for Virginia for the next six years in Washington.