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Douglas Wilder cools on Obama
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| Last Edited | COSDem Nov 29, 2007 04:23pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected black governor, is backing off plans for a quick endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and is remaining neutral for now.
This summer, Wilder lavished praise on Obama and said he planned to endorse a candidate for president in early fall.
In a news release on Thursday, Wilder said: “A report by Jet magazine (Nov. 26, 2007) stating that I have endorsed Sen. Barack Obama is incorrect. While I previously have said kind things about the senator, I have made no endorsement of any kind at this time.”
Wilder enjoys political gamesmanship and has a history of withholding favor, so his future intentions remain unclear.
Whatever the statement means, the decision is a loss for Obama, who lagged Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) slightly in a study of black voters released this week. |
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