[muawiyah]

Doug Wilder is one of those folks who, if he'd been born in the Midwest would likely have been a reasonably Conservative Republican, or Democrat ~ but he was born in Virginia in a time when everybody was a Democrat 'by gum' ~ and he managed to become America's first African-American post-Reconstruction Governor.

When he speaks people listen ~ Obama, if he had not yet lost the mandate of heaven, just lost the mandate of Doug Wilder, and that's pretty much the way this election is going to happen.

[Viennacon]

He says he’s going to vote for Obama...

I don’t think he is.

[katiedidit1]

I am a native of Virginia..moved west 16 yrs ago. Voted against Wilder but he wasn’t that bad of a governor although I liked Allen much better.
Wilder was awarded the bronze star for his service in Korea so he may not think too highly of Obama. As for Wilder ever being conservative...no way

[Stevenc131]

Couldn’t come at a better time for Virginia Republicans. Early vote totals in VA are down from 2008, and the downturn is almost totally in Obama strongholds, as much as 30% in some Obama 2008 areas versus 1% in Republican areas.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

I know Doug Wilder. Doug Wilder is a friend of mine. Doug Wilder is no Barack Obama.

[Cowboy Bob]

Sorry, but he wasn’t the first black governor. Louisiana had the first. His name was Pinchback.