Sad, but True

Have you ever heard of Douglas Wilder? He was the intelligent, competent, and extremely well-respected governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He is also black. In fact, he was the first black to be elected the governor of any U.S. state. The story of how Douglas Wilder won a gubernatorial election in a former slave state is extremely interesting because of the fact that although he was leading the polls by double digits heading into Election Day, he ended up winning a very close race (only 1 percentage point separated him and his Republican opponent when all was said and done). See, it turns out that many Virginian whites, when they were asked who they would vote for in the upcoming election, replied "Douglas" because they were afraid to be seen as rascist. But when it came time to actually cast their votes, they just didn't feel comfortable voting for a black man. This is sad -- unbelievably sad -- but true.

Douglas Wilder was infinitely more qualified to be the Governor of Virginia than Barack Obama is to be the President of the United States. Although the latest polls show Obama ahead by 4-6 percentage points, it is a virtual certainty that McCain will win unless Obama has established a gigantic lead by Election Day. So libs, prepare yourselves for a giant disappointment. Turns out there are enough rednecks out there to sway this election in a much different direction than the polls might suggest.