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Ben Wikler: “We actually added vot[ers] in the presidential race relative…”

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

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CityCast Madison: Ben Wickler on Wisconsin Democratic Party's Future and Achievements

Published | Video Starts at 05:25

What we saw this spring is that the energy that we all were part of last fall, which was a big part of how Tammy Baldwin was able to win re election even amidst the Republican wave that came through and meant that We actually added vot[ers] in the presidential race relative to Biden, even though we came up short ultimately in the presidential race. that energy carried forward directly to the spring. It's not like everything shut down. It's not like data was lost. It's not like volunteers left connection with the party. (05:25–05:32)

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Asserts that voter turnout increased in the presidential race compared to Biden's previous performance.

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