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Ben Wikler: “They wound up getting 16,000 votes. They did worse than Ron…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 21:52

And instead, they decided to go to court and then launch a media campaign to say that this was the big party stomping out their right to get on the ballot and run for president. They wound up getting 16,000 votes. They did worse than Ron DeSantis in Wisconsin. who dropped out a long time before on the Republican side. And, you know, ultimately, to me, I think you have to be able to demonstrate and build support and … (21:52–21:58)

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Asserts that the Phillips campaign received 16,000 votes and performed worse than Ron DeSantis in Wisconsin.

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