Ben Wikler
American political organizer, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2025 and earlier Washington director of MoveOn; author of This Is the Plan (2026) and host of This Is Wisconsin on Civic Media.
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Their wordsWhoever wins the governorships in the battleground states will certify the 2028 presidential election. There are election deniers running, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. We've got to beat them.
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Their wordsWhen Dems win, they have to change the system itself—so they can actually deliver on public schools, housing, healthcare, worker power, and affordability.
- 5 months earlier
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The Supreme Court's April 2026 decision eviscerating the Voting Rights Act was reprehensible.
Their wordsToday’s reprehensible Supreme Court decision, as Justice Kagan wrote in her dissent, eviscerates the Voting Rights Act.
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Their wordsUltimately, we need to ban partisan gerrymandering nationwide.
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Their wordsWe've got to turn WI MI PA blue before 2032—because at that point, they won't be enough to get to 270.
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Their wordsTrump is the biggest union-buster in American history.
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Their wordsPolitical violence is a profound evil, attacking the idea of democratic self-rule.
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Courage against the Trump administration is contagious, and it cannot take on everyone at once.
Their wordsFear is contagious. Courage is contagious. The more courage we see, the more crises this administration will have to deal with—and they won't be able to take on everyone at once.