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Ben Wikler: “Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor, she can block Republican…”

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

Coffee with the contrarians with Norm and Ben Wikler

Published July 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 26:57

There we could win the governorship, Mary Paltola could win the U.S. senate race, we could win the lone House seat and we could have coalitions in both legislative chambers. We do all that. And by the way, in Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor, she can block Republican attempts to gerrymander that state before 2028. which can help protect the future of a Democratic House majority. Those state races get so much less attention, money, volunteer energy. (26:57–27:03)

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Asserts that electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as governor could prevent gerrymandering in Georgia.

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