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Ben Wikler: “Governor Evers becoming the first governor in 60 years to…”

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

CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements

Published April 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:41

And we were able to defeat them and win most of the local races that we were fighting in that spring, that fall. Governor Evers becoming the first governor in 60 years to win a governor's race during a Democratic presidency in Wisconsin. was just a total thrill. And the thing that I was most panicked about in the final stretch was Republican attempts to get super majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. (15:41–15:48)

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Asserts that Governor Evers is the first in 60 years to win a governor's race during a Democratic presidency in Wisconsin.

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“In 2000, Wisconsin was the second closest state in the country. In 2004, it was the closest state in the country.”
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“The Supreme Court race this spring shows the strength of Wisconsin Democrats writ large.”
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“We have neighborhood teams, hundreds of them across the state that knock on doors of people in their communities.”
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“It's been going continuously since 2017.”
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“Maybe Minnesota and Michigan are the only states with anything close to this level of on the ground organization.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 05:02-05:09
“We actually added vot[ers] in the presidential race relative to Biden, even though we came up short ultimately in the presidential race.”
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“Our staff at the party is superb.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 05:51-05:54
“We have, you know, funds in the bank to support the continued work.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 06:24-06:28
“We have monthly donors who chip in every month.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 06:27-06:30
“Governor Walker, Scott Walker, signed this power grab lame duck legislation which was then rubber stamped by the right wing majority on the…”
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“In 2010, Walker won. In 2012, Walker won again the recall by an even larger margin.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 09:41-09:48
“In 2014, Walker won for a third time and Republicans by that time had really rigged the state.”
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“They had suppressed the vote. They had gerrymandered a legislative district. They'd smashed unions.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 09:58-10:02
“We are finally at a point where if a majority of voters vote for one party or the other, for the state legislature, they determine who has…”
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“The governor called for the elections to be postponed because of COVID as it happened in so many other states.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 13:28-13:34
“Republicans sued. They got the state Supreme Court to override the governors executive order.”
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“The US Supreme Court followed suit immediately and curtailed absentee ballots.”
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“Republicans had insisted on going forward with this election, even though most of the polling places in Milwaukee had closed by that point.”
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“We wound up winning two seats that prevented Republican super majority in the assembly.”
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“That with a combined vote total of 2,000 combined vote margin of 2,499 votes.”
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“Flipping the state Supreme Court majority. That was a mammoth fight.”
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“Republicans geared up to try to impeach Janet Protosewicz in the summer of 2023.”
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“Republican politicians and mega donors want [tax cuts for the ultra wealthy]. It is not [the] general public.”
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“Republicans are planning to make a multi trillion dollar attack cut, massive slashing cut on health care in order to fund tax cuts for the…”
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“Democrats should bring as many people together as possible on [the fight against healthcare cuts] and maybe we can stop the GOP from doing…”
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“Democrats are willing to put money where our values are, and Republicans might talk a good game about this or that, but fundamentally, they…”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 27:50-28:01
“The fight to support the governor's budget, the fight for postpartum Medicaid expansion, these are battles that are happening in real time.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 28:57-29:04
“Governor Eager is the most popular and successful politician in our state right now.”
CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements | Uploaded April 28, 2025 | 29:42-29:47
“If you look at the Marquette University Law School poll, [Governor Eager has] been tremendously successful as a governor.”
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“He's got a slew of really good ideas that with a Democratic trifecta in the legislature, he can sign into law.”
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