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Ben Wikler: “Republicans in Wisconsin in the governor's race had a…”

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 21:55

There's a huge contrast between that kind of unity of message and what we see on the GOP side, right, which is just constant fealty to Donald Trump. The Republicans in Wisconsin in the governor's race had a contested primary, and then it evaporated when Donald Trump tapped his favorite candidate. who had tried to help him overturn the 2020 elections. So on one level, I think that this question about what the party is fundamentally about at this moment, when I ran for DNC chair, I talked to the whole range of DNC members. (21:55–22:05)

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Asserts that Donald Trump's endorsement influenced the outcome of the Republican primary in Wisconsin's governor race.

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