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Wes Moore: “I ran for governor for a simple reason. I wanted to address…”

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… don't come from a background of just like running for this office, to run for this office, to run for this office. And like, you know, I don't understand that. I ran for governor for a simple reason. I wanted to address the issue of child poverty in my state. I wanted to address the issue of violence in my state. And we're doing it. (29:48–29:55)

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Asserts that addressing child poverty was a primary reason for running for governor.

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