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Tony Evers: “We are a purple state. The legislature does not reflect…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers (Hour 2)

Published | Video Starts at 06:55

Oh, gosh, where was I? Guessing I was on the road someplace. But it was, it's going to make it. It's a difference maker, simple as that. We are a purple state. The legislature does not reflect that. We have to have competitive races. Our present legislature does not, does not respond to that. So it is huge. You just think about the issue in the state senate where they're, you know, my appointees can't, can't survive. (06:55–08:22)

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Asserts that Wisconsin is politically balanced, but its legislature does not reflect this balance.

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