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On the recordOctober 11, 2020
You can be an African-American and go to the Senate. You just have to share the values of our state. It's not about the color of your skin or where you came from. It's about your ideas. I care about everybody. If you're a young African-American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

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Lindsey Graham discusses the conditions under which African-Americans can succeed in South Carolina, emphasizing conservative values.

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