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Editorial
Come home, governor
In September, we suggested Gov. L. Douglas Wilder forego the presidential campaign he entered shortly thereafter.
Now, we think that Gov. Wilder should cut short his obviously long-shot bid and return to Richmond, where his leadership is desperately needed.
Nearly two years into his administration, the governor has shown far too much interest in his own personal political ambitions and paid too little attention to the needs of the Virginia—whose voters, we remind him, he promised to serve until the end of his term in 1994.
We realize that in politics, talk is cheap, but we took the governor seriously when he made those campaign promises. We suspect most other voters did too. And, we suspect many of those voters are as disappointed as we are at Gov. Wilder’s infidelity.
Leadership carries responsibilities, and he is not accepting his. Perhaps in good times the machinery of government can roll along with only periodic course corrections; but in difficult times like these, more careful attention is required. The people are looking to the Governor’s Mansion for guidance. We don’t expect miracles, or even all the answers, but it would help to believe that Gov. Wilder’s mind is focused more on Virginia’s problems than the New Hampshire primary.
Last Saturday in Florida, Gov. Wilder finished next to last in a straw poll of the six announced Democratic candidates. Only former California Gov. Jerry Brown got less support. Anyone who watched the Democrats debate Sunday evening knows Gov. Wilder can take little comfort in being close to Gov. Moonbeam in anything—least of all a popularity contest.
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