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Ben Wikler: “That fall, for the first time since 1962, we won a…”

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

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60: Building a Unified Operation for Success with Ben Wikler | Jen Rubin's Green Room

Published | Video Starts at 21:34

Then we beat Trump by 6.10of a percentage point in the November 2020 race. 2022, we won most of the local elections that spring to prevent democracy denialists control of local offices. That fall, for the first time since 1962, we won a governor's race when there was a Democratic president. 1962, when JFK had a 70% approval rating, we won by 1 point. This time, we won by 3.4 points. So that felt awfully good. And then the Big Bang was 2023. (21:34–21:40)

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Asserts that Democrats won a governor's race in Wisconsin in 2022, the first time since 1962 under a Democratic president.

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