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Ben Wikler: “Scott Walker and the Republicans did in Wisconsin and many…”

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

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Introducing This Is The Plan on All In With Chris Hayes

Published | Video Starts at 01:49

That's where we are now as a country. Project 2025 is basically reheated project 2011. What Scott Walker and the Republicans did in Wisconsin and many Republican state governments did after the Republican sweep in 2010, they suppressed votes, they smashed unions, they rigged maps, they took over state supreme courts, they flooded money into state legislative races and local races so they could change the rules and hold on to control. And if you want to fight against that, it takes more than a single candidate or the perfect message for the perfect moment. (01:49–02:08)

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