CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper July 9, 2015 20:05:00
A groundwell by -- what happened was the three leading republican officials in the state, governor nikki haley and senators tim scott and lindsey graham all three republican they bound together and they decided they were going to support it. it was almost as if the removal of the flag was a forgone conclusion though of course there was very intense and serious debate by the state senate and the state house, nick valencia. >> reporter: you saw republicans that were going to have to go back and face some very tough criticism, those sticking their necks out for this vote. it's not a vote of polit...
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