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Ben Wikler: “The Republicans don't give up. They decide they're going to…”

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

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Ben Wikler With Bradley Whitford: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy

Published | Video Starts at 20:26

But do you understand what a huge achievement that is to nationalize a state Supreme Court race not once, but three times? Three times, yes. So we, so we win. It doesn't happen. We win. And then The Republicans don't give up. They decide they're going to impeach Janet Protosewitz with their state legislative majority before she can rule on a single case. Preemptive impeachment. It was an attempt to nullify the election again, a preview for things we've experienced at a national level. And the neighbor to neighbor teams we'd built all across the state. (20:26–20:37)

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