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Ben Wikler: “We could have a Senate that is ruled by majority rule and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:32

… can end this ridiculous system where only some states have a meaningful role in choosing our presidents. We can have a one person, one vote democracy to choose the president. We could have a Senate that is ruled by majority rule and where, you know, every American, including folks in D.C. and Puerto Rico, get to vote and get senators. And the Senate is not systematically biased towards one side or the other. We can get through this moment of the arms race gerrymandering to a world where we have … (06:32–06:41)

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Asserts that the Senate could be reformed to operate by majority rule and include representation for D.C. and Puerto Rico.

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