I heard this on Hannity’s radio program and couldn’t quit laughing. Obama personally called Wilder and it still didn’t make any difference. Looks like Obama’s power is decreasing even with the Dems! :)
If Obama had offerred him something, he might have budged. In the 1994 Senate race between Chuck Robb and Ollie North, he ran as an Independent until a month or two before the election when Slick Willie offerred him an ambassadorship. Wilder took it, dropped out, and endorsed Robb. If he had stayed in the race, North almost certainly would’ve won that race.
Dems like David Patterson & Doug Wilder are offended by Obama telling them what to do.