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Brett Hulsey: “The Republicans were considering a resolution at their…”

Featuring: Brett Hulsey, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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One-on-One: Former Democratic state Rep. Brett Hulsey runs for Wisconsin governor

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You brought a box cutter to the Capitol at that time, promised to pass out homemade KK hoods at the GOP state convention. Those were Republican Party hats. But what happened there was The Republicans were considering a resolution at their convention to secede from the union to leave the United States. My great, great grandfather actually fought in the Civil War for the. For the south. And I'm here to fight that. I've seen the Ku Klux Klan firsthand. And this is. (01:57–02:05)

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Asserts that Republicans considered a resolution to secede from the United States.

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