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Ben Wikler: “Wisconsin's had five [presidential elections this century…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:23

You know, there's a few states, three states that have had two presidential elections this century that came down to less than 1 percentage point. Wisconsin's had five [presidential elections this century that came down to less than 1 percentage point]. We're the, we're the land of the nail biter. And that means that what happens with voting rights in our state, what happens with gerrymandering in our state, it affects Senate majorities, House majorities. (00:23–00:30)

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Asserts that Wisconsin has had five presidential elections this century decided by less than 1 percentage point.

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