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Ben Wikler: “We are finally at a point where if a majority of voters vote…”

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 11:31

And the truth is, it has taken years to unpick the lock that Republicans use to lock in the chains that they wrapped around our democracy. We are finally at a point where if a majority of voters vote for one party or the other, for the state legislature, they determine who has the majority in the state legislature. And only that makes it possible to have the public's views turn into the law of the land, which is what it says in the Capitol. (11:31–11:41)

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Asserts that Wisconsin's political system now reflects the majority vote in determining legislative control.

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