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Host, This Is Wisconsin with @CivicMediaUS | Author, This is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy
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‘Republicans Are Trying To Distract You’: Former Wisconsin Democratic Leader Lays Out How to Win in November

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By John Harwood Verified, Ben Wikler
| Zeteo Verified
People often associate Wisconsin with cold weather, stellar cheese, and of course, their swing state politics. But what many people don’t know is that for over a decade, the state’s democratic institutions have been under attack by the Wisconsin GOP’s partisan gerrymandering,power grabs, and voter suppression. In this Substack Live, Zeteo’sJohn Harwood is joined by Wisconsin’s former Democratic Party chair, Ben Wikler – who has spent years helping the state’s Democrats fight back against the GOP.
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The Blueprint To Unrig Our Democracy From Right-Wing Rule

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By Ben Wikler
| The Big Picture Newsletter
LEFT: This Is The Plan cover.Credit: ThisIsThePlan.com.RIGHT: Donald Trump shakes hands with Scott Walker.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. In 2010, Republicans in Wisconsin rode the Tea Party wave to a trifecta of government control in the state, winning the governorship and both houses of the state legislature. And with that power, Republicans proceeded to cement themselves into what they hoped were permanent majorities.
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Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy

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By Ben Wikler
| The Nation Verified
Politics / August 3, 2026 Ben Wikler Has a Plan to Supercharge American Democracy Democrats can save the country from an authoritarian takeover, but to do so they must focus on systemic reforms, the author argues in this adaptation from his new book. Ad Policy Ben Wikler and his dog Pumpkin greet attendees during Wisconsin Democrats Pet Out the Vote Event at UW-Madison on April 4, 2023.
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