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He Quoted Hitler. Now, He Could Be Governor.

On Super Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson secured the Republican nomination for governor in North Carolina. His history of anti-semitic, misogynistic, and outright absurd comments wasn’t a problem for MAGA supporters in the state—and it certainly wasn’t a problem for the national Grand Old Party either.
Guest: Jeffrey Billman, politics and law reporter at The Assembly.
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