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Ben Wikler: “There's a graph that I think about a lot that shows that…”

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

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The Future of the Democratic Party! Ben Wikler Shares His Vision & Why He's Running for DNC Chair

Published | Video Starts at 17:48

And how do you go about puncturing these media ecosystems that have become so Balkanized? Well, this is the work. And it starts with recognizing we live in a profoundly fragmented attentional economy. There's a graph that I think about a lot that shows that Republicans don't agree on economic issues, but they agree on cultural issues, and Democrats don't agree on cultural issues. There's a wide spectrum of beliefs about a lot of different cultural issues, but there's deep agreement on economic issues. (17:48–17:59)

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Asserts that Republicans are united on cultural issues, while Democrats are united on economic issues.

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