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Ben Wikler: “A North Carolina state Supreme Court race that the…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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The Democratic Party Needs Change | The Ezra Klein Show

Published | Video Starts at 45:47

And I Do think that there's a meaningful and incredibly powerful thing for a party to build a network of folks who are that trusted person who people text and ask who they should vote for. I read about A North Carolina state Supreme Court race that the Democratic candidate lost by 401 votes led to the re-gerrymandering of the state. and the the United States Republican House majority. Now, because Republicans picked up enough seats there and if you'd been in North Carolina with a group of friends, you could have produced the margin of victory in that election. (45:47–45:54)

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Asserts that a narrow loss in a North Carolina Supreme Court race resulted in state re-gerrymandering.

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