[about the Confederate flag] "This is an issue that I have faced
because of the Confederate flag controversy in South Carolina. South
Carolina, as a matter of compromise, displays the Confederate flag on a
flagpole in front of the state capital. Because I grew up in the South
and believe that the Confederate flag is a very divisive symbol I have
stated publicly a number of times that I believe that South Carolina
should remove the flag from the state capital grounds."