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Jon Stewart: “Scott Walker was the governor.”

Featuring: Jon Stewart, Liberal, Progressive | Comedian and Television Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 00:39

You run the Wisconsin Democratic Party, which was broken before you took it over. There was a super majority in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin was diabolically making changes to withstand power. Scott Walker was the governor. How did you turn that situation around? So Republicans took over Wisconsin in 2010. Yes. (00:39–00:42)

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