If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.

His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond Virginia which he held from 2005 to 2009. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia.