Douglas Wilder

Politician

1931-01-17

Quotes by Douglas Wilder

• The force I represent is Virginia's New Mainstream. It looks forward, not backwards. It tries to unify people, not divide them.

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• Suppose something would happen to the president, who would be in charge? The Vice President. Joe Biden? You have got to be kidding today when you say the Taliban's not our enemy.

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• Since the heady days of the 2009 Inauguration, middle-class independents have grown increasingly distant from Obama. Working-class voters - always more enamored of Clinton - have grown even more wary and distrustful of the Chicagoan. Both voting blocs pose the danger of serious defection in 2012. Without their support, Obama cannot win.

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