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Ex-Ricketts campaign staffer regrets racist, anti-Semitic remarks he made online
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Mar 11, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 Updated Jun 5, 2020
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A former staff member for Gov. Pete Ricketts' re-election campaign said he regretted posting thousands of comments to an online chatroom, including many that contained racial and homophobic slurs and anti-Semitic rhetoric.
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