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Ben Wikler: “We can look back to the New Deal coalition and think about…”

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

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Ben Wikler With Bradley Whitford: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy

Published | Video Starts at 1:11:51

They block us from being able to unrig the American political system and deliver for working people in all the ways that all of us are fighting for. But if we can change the system to actually get those changes through, We can look back to the New Deal coalition and think about how to build an enduring majority that works for everyone. Because people can see that we've made a tangible difference in their lives. They will fight, fight to defend. If we can make those kinds of changes. (1:11:51–1:11:57)

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