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On the recordJanuary 31, 2019
I mean, yes, you can be sorry, you can apologize, you can live your life and make sure that people understand your point of view from henceforth forward. However, you cannot be the leader of a state like Virginia with its past history with those issues in your past.
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Bakari Sellers
Democratic · South Carolina

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Sellers argues that Northam cannot remain governor due to his past racist behavior.

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