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Ben Wikler: “We hold off the Republican supermajority in the state…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 16:59

But the Anti mega coalition. It doesn't just hold, it grows. We win our governor's race this time by Triple the margin, 3.4%, which in Wisconsin is a true landslide. We hold off the Republican supermajority in the state legislature by two votes. Total margin of 2,499 votes cast. So we have two assembly seats to hold off Republicans overriding the governor's veto. And the governor vetoes dozens of election subversion and voter suppression bills. (16:59–17:04)

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Asserts that the Republican supermajority in Wisconsin's state legislature was prevented by a margin of two votes.

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