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Ben Wikler: “Republicans were trying to hurt real people in order to help…”

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

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Democrats Best Weapon Against MAGA _ Ben Wikler Interview

Published | Video Starts at 22:23

And this is what with tons of partners and allies, especially people with disabilities, who were going to lose their Medicaid coverage, who would show up and make just unignorable the fact that Republicans were trying to hurt real people in order to help the super rich and big insurance companies. Again, it goes to this point about the fight. The right operates under a set of rules that is just about compounding power for the most wealthy and powerful people in the world. (22:23–22:29)

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Asserts that Republicans aimed to harm ordinary people to benefit the wealthy and insurance companies.

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