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Ben Wikler: “Democrats in the state legislature have provided the winning…”

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

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And so, you know, if you look at Idaho, Republicans now have 87% of the legislature. That's it. But there are great Democrats there. And the Democrats in the state legislature have provided the winning margin of votes on a series of bills where the GOP has divided. And Democrats have been able to prevent the voucherization of the whole public school system or prevent, you know, to pass through $80 million a year in scholarships to go to the state university system. (12:44–12:51)

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Asserts that Democrats in Idaho have been decisive in passing bills when Republicans are divided.

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