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Ben Wikler: “If we don't win at the state level first, protect our…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:10

All of those things are totally possible in the next few years. The other side of the coin is, as I, as I argue, if we don't make these changes, If we don't win at the state level first, protect our democracy, win a federal trifecta pass structural democracy reform in 2029, then we could be right back where we started. We could go back to 2010, in 2030, the backlash that always comes in in a bad year for Democrats, Republicans take control, but then they make every future year bad by rewriting the rules to lock in their control. (07:10–07:21)

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Asserts the necessity of winning at the state level and passing democracy reform by 2029 to avoid regression.

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