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Ben Wikler: “In a red wave year, we absolutely would have lost [50, 50…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:25

What we found is state legislative races, ads about abortion were the most powerful. And so in these state legislative races, including in 50, 50 districts where we, In a red wave year, we absolutely would have lost [50, 50 districts]... and it did work. And it was a key central part of the ad wave that Tammy Baldwin was running was the audio of Eric Hubby saying I'm totally against abortion. (09:25–09:36)

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