Virginia’s Wilder Announces Senate Campaign Staff
Former Democratic Gov. L. Douglas Wilder announced his Senate campaign staff Monday, leaving little doubt that he plans to make an independent bid for the seat held by Sen. Charles S. Robb (D-Va.).
Wilder, who announced in January that he would not run against his longtime rival, said phone calls, letters and “people that stop you on the street” had convinced him to take another look.
However, Wilder said a formal announcement wouldn’t come before the June 14 Democratic primary.
“I can’t send out mixed signals. The fact that I dropped out and then reconsidered is enough vacillation,” he said.
In a news release headed “Doug Wilder for U.S. Senate,” Wilder said Glenn K. Davidson would be his campaign manager. Davidson was press secretary and later chief of staff during Wilder’s four-year term as governor that ended in January.
Davidson said the staff would help Wilder get the signatures of 15,000 registered voters by June 14 so he could qualify for the November ballot.
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