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Ben Wikler: “The governor won by 1.1 percentage point [in 2018].”

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 20:07

Rebecca Dallett won that race. And then as we went into the fall for the first time since 1982, Democrats swept every single statewide election. Now, they didn't win by much. The governor won by 1.1 percentage point [in 2018]. at the time. When, you know, in Michigan, it was a 10 point Democratic victory, in Pennsylvania, 16 points. Wisconsin is rigged still for Republican control. (20:07–20:10)

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Asserts the narrow margin of victory for the Democratic governor in Wisconsin in 2018.

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