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Mark Pocan: “In the assembly where they were down 15 seats and they…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Legislative Challenges and Opportunities: A Discussion with Mark Pocan, Sara Rodriguez, Dianne Hesselbein, and Speaker D

Published | Video Starts at 00:48

Fortunately, thanks to the work of Governor Evers and strong Democratic leaders in the assembly and Senate, they were able to get fair maps in the state after the Supreme Court threatened intervening. Now, those leaders ran with the new maps In the assembly where they were down 15 seats and they picked up 10 in one cycle alone, leaving only five left to get the majority. And in the Senate they picked up four seats and they only have two more to get the majority. Who were these savvy strategic leaders doing this? (00:48–01:00)

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Asserts that Democrats picked up 10 seats in the Wisconsin assembly, needing 5 more for a majority.

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