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Ben Wikler: “Republicans realized that if they could suppress black…”

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

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Geno Jones LIVE Show Watch 01/22/2025 Special LIVE W/Ben Wikler Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman

Published | Video Starts at 09:18

There's, you know, I come from Wisconsin. Wisconsin's a pretty white state, but it's a state where Republicans realized that if they could suppress black votes, then they could win elections across [Wisconsin]. the state. And they wrote a bill specifically targeting. It was young voters and black voters, knowing that a lot of black voters are young voters. And it had a devastating impact. (09:18–09:24)

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Asserts that Republicans in Wisconsin targeted black voters to suppress votes and win elections.

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