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James Lankford: “After decades of fighting for voting rights, many black friends in Oklahoma saw this -- meaning saw my explanation of my…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2021
After decades of fighting for voting rights, many black friends in Oklahoma saw this -- meaning saw my explanation of my objections to the election -- as a direct attack on their right to vote, an attack on their vote to matter and even a belief that their votes made an election in our country illegitimate.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Lankford reflects on the impact of his previous statements regarding the election on African-American voters.

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