Genuine remorse and honest self reflection, which would inevitably lead to “As someone who has committed rape it is irresponsible for me to ever ask anyone to vote for me to have political power ever again, but there are other ways for me to participate in and give back to my community that don’t involve me having power over someone else. Perhaps I will go phone bank for a candidate that shares my values or volunteer to pick up trash in my local park.”

“I’m really truly sorry, now can we please move on without actually changing anything” doesn’t work.