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Ben Wikler: “They basically overrode the governor's veto and just chose…”

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

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And if Brad Schimmel gets the deciding vote on our state Supreme Court, then we have serious risk of, like, serious election sabotage. On top of that, it was the Supreme Court that put the gerrymandered maps into place in 2022. They basically overrode the governor's veto and just chose the maps proposed by the Republicans. It was the Supreme Court that banned dropboxes in Wisconsin. Like they. When the MAGA had the majority there, they just put their thumb on the scale, and that affects the House majority in 26 and 28, the Senate majority. (08:22–08:28)

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Asserts that the Wisconsin Supreme Court overrode the governor's veto to implement Republican-proposed maps.

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