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Tony Evers: “I was a Democrat and I won the seat. And the legislature was…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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One-on-One with Tony Evers | Cap Times Idea Fest 2025

Published | Video Starts at 11:01

But what it did, I mean, I was. It wasn't exactly a landslide win the first time around or the second time around, but first time it was just a little over 1%. But I was a Democrat and I won the seat. And the legislature was completely, almost completely red. certainly of politics. And frankly, I think it showed Wisconsin that there's something wrong with the maps here in the state. We talked about it a lot for years. (11:01–11:13)

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Asserts that Tony Evers, a Democrat, won the governorship while the legislature was predominantly Republican.

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