Save democracy: Free Wisconsin with WisDem Chair, Ben Wikler

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 4th is THE most important election of 2023. This election will decide everything from if abortion is outlawed in the state, to if the gerrymander that has turned Wisconsin into a one party state is allowed to stand, to whether this ultimate swing state is allowed to send electors to Washington who didn’t win the popular vote, potentially swinging the 2024 Presidential Election to Republicans even if the Democrats win. Democracy itself is literally on the line with this election, not just in Wisconsin but for the entire nation. To get you fired up and passionate about this game changing moment in time, I’m talking to Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin who not only knows everything about Wisconsin politics, but he knows how to win even when it seems the game is rigged against him. If you want to live in a country with a functioning democracy, there is nothing more important for you to be paying attention to right now that this one special election. Guest social: https://wisdems.org/ ActBlue for the Election: wisdems.org/donate wisdems.org/volunteer Twitter: @WisDems @benwikler Mastodon: mastodon.cloud/@benwikler Post: post.news/benwikler Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	These are the Lauren Boberts and Marjorie Taylor greens of state judicial politics.
0:04.9	Yeah.
0:05.4	She and her husband are currently building a gun range slash wedding venue with a liquor license.
0:11.0	That's their sad project.
0:12.7	Ben.
0:14.0	Ben.
0:25.2	Hello and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast.
0:27.8	I'm your host, Lee McGowan.
0:29.3	Let's get into it.
0:30.6	Today's pod is a candid conversation with Ben Wickler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
0:35.6	And you might say, oh no, I'm out.
0:37.4	Why would I listen to one leader from one state in a non-election year?
0:40.8	This has nothing to do with me.
0:42.4	And I'll tell you, if you believe in democracy and the success of the American experiment,
0:47.6	then this episode has everything to do with you.
0:51.0	On April 4th, there will be the most important special election you have never heard of
0:56.0	for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat.
0:58.2	This election will decide everything from if abortion is outlawed in the state,
1:02.8	to if the gerrymander that has turned Wisconsin into a one party state is allowed to stand,
1:07.5	to whether the ultimate swing state is allowed to send electors to Washington
1:11.6	who didn't win the popular vote, potentially legally swinging the 2024 presidential election
1:17.7	to the Republicans, even if the Democrats win.
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