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Ben Wikler: “We actually gained 14 state legislative seats and won the…”

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

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The Democratic Party Needs Change | The Ezra Klein Show

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

A lot of Trump voters didn't vote down ballot, the Harris voters did. That's been a huge part of our work is to make sure people fill out their whole ballot. And so We actually gained 14 state legislative seats and won the U.S. senate race at the same time as we lost the presidential. But the underlying question of why Harris lost to me, you not only have to look at the country, you have to look at the world. (03:01–03:07)

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Asserts that Democrats gained 14 state legislative seats and won a U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin in the 2024 election.

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