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Ben Wikler: “They've put in like $20 million at this point. Something in…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 18:55

The other is Dick and Liz Uline. They were the biggest funders of the Stop the Steal movement during the, you know, the period after. After Trump lost in 2020. And They've put in like $20 million at this point. Something in that. In that range into helping Republicans retain control of the state. We have a contested primary in Wisconsin coming up August 11th. Whoever wins in that primary, they're relatively unknown to most Wisconsin voters, and they don't have that much money in the bank right now. (18:55–19:02)

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Asserts that Diane Hedricks and Dick and Liz Uline have contributed approximately $20 million to help Republicans retain control in Wisconsin.

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