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our bylines on sultry, steamy summer days.
The mind, as it happens, is drawn to the political fiiture of one state Sen. John H. Chichester, a Republican from Stafford. Chichester is the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor this year. His opponent is state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder, a Democrat from Richmond.
Now, looking at the realities of the case, it would appear that Chichester has the best shot at winning the lieutenant governor’s race of just about anyone in this century. The fact that Wilder is black, underfinanced, and that the state has an 85 percent white electorate would appear to seriously compromise any real chance of his winning.
Still, Wilder is a fighter, and you never count a fighter out. Let us suppose, however, that Chichester wins the race for the No. 2 spot on the ticket in something of a walk. That much appears fairly clear, even in the summer doldrums.
Unfortunately, this view through a crystal ball, dimly seen, is the probability that Chichester will never be governor of Virginia.
Now, there is a great deal of
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