“Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists,” he said.

Wilkerson also indicated that he believes race is one of the biggest obstacles President Obama faces in the White House.

“The real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out of the White House has nothing to do with the content of his character, nothing to do with his competence as commander-in-chief and president, and everything to do with the color of his skin,” he said.