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Kristin Alfheim: “If the maps are all of a sudden drawn to the equivalent of a…”

Featuring: Kristin Alfheim, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, 18th District

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Eye On Oshkosh - Dem State Senate candidate Kristin Alfheim, taped 10-17- 2024

Published | Video Starts at 21:56

If you think about the last 10 plus years, if the, the state of Wisconsin is very much a 50, 50 state, we all know this to be true. Never mind just it's 50 50. And If the maps are all of a sudden drawn to the equivalent of a super majority, that means that the party with the super majority doesn't care. They don't need any help from the other side to get what they want. They also don't need to waste their time in listening to bills or having hearings on issues that they have no interest in passing. (21:56–22:03)

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Asserts that gerrymandering to create a supermajority leads to political disengagement from the minority party.

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