L. Douglas Wilder for VP

[GBD4]

former Governor of VA, only African-American governor in American history, excellent record as Governor

on CSPAN now speaking

[fairfaxvadem]

1. Sorry, but "no" to Doug...

He may be an okay guy, but his tenure in Richmond almost destroyed the Dem party in Virginia. Despite Warner's win it hasn't fully recovered. The fact that we had Gilmore and Allen, and now Allen is a frigging Jr. Senator, says a lot. It is the unspoken truth among many Va dems about Doug, as much as he might be personally liked, that he set the party back in the Commonwealth.

You will very likely disagree, but just my 2 cents.

[w4rma]

3. That is my observation, also, as a Virginian (n/t)

[fairfaxvadem]

2. Sorry, but "no" to Doug...

He may be an okay guy, but his tenure in Richmond almost destroyed the Dem party in Virginia. Despite Warner's win it hasn't fully recovered. The fact that we had Gilmore and Allen, and now Allen is a frigging Jr. Senator, says a lot. It is the unspoken truth among many Va dems about Doug, as much as he might be personally liked, that he set the party back in the Commonwealth.

You will very likely disagree, but just my 2 cents.

[fairfaxvadem]

4. sorry for the double post...

it's late and i ought to stop with the vino, I think!!

[JohnKleeb]

5. only human btw we live near one another

but I was a young kid when Doug was governor so I dont remember. BTW I remember Chuck Robb seems like hes been gone forever to me at least.

[fairfaxvadem]

6. unfortunately it hasn't been that long.

Chuck was my other disappointment from 2000. Not only was Florida a disaster, but when I heard that Robb lost to Allen, I knew then that we were going to hell in a bucket.

George Allen is a horse's ass.....And some in the GOP consider him as potential presidential material. Lord Help Us All....

[JohnKleeb]

7. yea

Well I was 13 when it happened btw I live in Herndon. I go to HHS just so you know.

[Sean Reynolds]

8. So Wilder wasn't good?

Must be more liberal than the centrist Warner, no?

Hm oh well.

[JohnKleeb]

9. I dont know I dont remember

On Warner he just barely won being a centrist.

[Sean Reynolds]

10. Yikes.

Even our Democratic governors in Utah have been left of center.

But at least we got a (D) by his name. That helps come 2004.

[JohnKleeb]

12. yea Markie Boy had to appeal to the NRA

Hes better than Mark Earley though.

[DoNotRefill]

11. Wilder...

forced through some very unpopular legislation. That's a large part why Terry lost, and why we have had such a rough time in VA lately.

[ISUGRADIA]

13. He'd be 74 when innagurated which is a bit old for a VP