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Ben Wikler: “We closed that gap to a point and a half, making Wisconsin…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:57

Since I've been our state party chair, we've flipped our state Supreme Court majority, reelected our great Democratic Governor, Tony Evers. And in this very tough year for Democrats nationwide, a six point swing towards Trump. We closed that gap to a point and a half, making Wisconsin the closest state in the country. We sent Tammy Baldwin back for a third term in the U.S. senate, and we flipped 14 state legislative seats that put us on track for majorities in Both chambers … (00:57–01:03)

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Asserts that the electoral gap in Wisconsin was reduced to 1.5 points, making it the closest state.

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