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Wilder endorses Fairfax for LG, says candidate 'has not been dealt a good hand'
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder on Thursday night backed Democrat Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor, but declined to weigh in on the contests for governor or attorney general.
Without naming names, Wilder faulted state Democrats for what he sees as mistreatment of Fairfax.
“Justin, in my judgment has not been dealt a good hand,” Wilder said in a brief interview after announcing his endorsement of Fairfax at the end of “The People’s Debate,” a two-hour program at Virginia Commonwealth University’s W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, sponsored by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
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“I think Justin Fairfax is as qualified a candidate as you would have running for lieutenant governor, and has been for a long time,” Wilder said, citing Fairfax’s accessibility and “issue-oriented” campaign. “I feel that he is representative and would be representative of all the people in Virginia.”
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Without naming names, Wilder faulted state Democrats for what he sees as mistreatment of Fairfax.
“Justin, in my judgment has not been dealt a good hand,” Wilder said in a brief interview after announcing his endorsement of Fairfax at the end of “The People’s Debate,” a two-hour program at Virginia Commonwealth University’s W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, sponsored by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
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“I think Justin Fairfax is as qualified a candidate as you would have running for lieutenant governor, and has been for a long time,” Wilder said, citing Fairfax’s accessibility and “issue-oriented” campaign. “I feel that he is representative and would be representative of all the people in Virginia.”
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http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/wilder-endorses-fairfax-for-lg-says-candidate-has-not-been/article_8ee1d7ec-793b-5529-95fd-9749b45a1552.html