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Ben Wikler: “The reason why Republicans have a U.S. house majority now is…”

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

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They re gerrymandered that state. They gave themselves super majorities in both chambers of the legislature and put in an abortion ban. Then they re gerrymandered the congressional districts. And The reason why Republicans have a U.S. house majority now is because of North Carolina giving three more seats to Republicans. And now the state supreme court majority, the right wing majority is refusing to accept a free and fair election in which a more aggressive candidate won a state Supreme Court race. (07:10–07:18)

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Claims that North Carolina's gerrymandering resulted in three additional U.S. House seats for Republicans.

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