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The bottom-line truth of the matter is supremely uncomplicated.
As things worked on Election Day, Lt. Gov.-elect L. Douglas Wilder had infinitely more faith in the good sense, objectivity and fair play of the people of Virginia than all the newspeople, pundits and analysts combined. And because he did, he made history.
For more than a year many of these worthies — with this writer in the midst of them — kept assuring everyone who would pay attention that Wilder could not possibly win the election and was mad as a hatter to even try. Further, his candidacy itself was not only doomed, but his presence on the ticket would surely endanger the entire Democratic slate on Election Day.
Ha!
Then, having convinced ourselves that no black could yet win statewide office in Virginia, we assumed that Wilder, being a savvy politician, shared our erudite knowledge of the commonwealth and also knew that he could not win. Thus the question became one of what the wily Wilder was up to. Was he in the race to negotiate some quid pro quo for getting out of it? Would he settle for a judgeship, perhaps? Was his goal a high cabinet appointment? What was really on his mind?
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