I think what's incumbent upon me as a public official, which might be different from you or others, is I've got a responsibility to explain myself. The death penalty is an example of that. Where I evolved on the issue, I explained myself. I let people know where I was coming from and how I reached that conclusion. And I think on these underlying questions, you got a responsibility to do that. (18:20–18:26)
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Asserts that he has changed his stance on the death penalty and has explained his reasoning.
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