A Democrat candidate for a state representative seat in Minnesota has withdrawn from the race after he drew ire from many — including those in his own party — with a controversial tweet following the Paris terrorist attacks.

“ISIS isn’t necessarily evil,” Dan Kimmel, a candidate for a Minnesota state representative seat tweeted Saturday. “It is made up of people doing what they think is best for their community. Violence is not the answer, though.”

ISIS isn’t necessarily evil. It is made up of people doing what they think is best for their community. Violence is not the answer, though.

— Dan Kimmel (@KimmelDan) November 15, 2015

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