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Ben Wikler: “In a lot of elections, voters find out who the candidate is…”

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 45:11

… to make a positive difference and build the trust at the local level in their community that can make especially a difference on the races that nobody's paying attention to. In a lot of elections, voters find out who the candidate is when they walk into the polling place for state legislative races. You know, most people have no idea who their state representative or state senator is. Most people have no idea who the the city council candidate is or the candidate for district attorney in their county. (45:11–45:19)

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Asserts that many voters only learn about candidates at the polling place for state legislative races.

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