Ben Wickler

And if we win, if the supporters of Susan Crawford are able to turn out at such a high level that Susan Crawford is the deciding vote on the state Supreme Court after this, it will show nationwide that no amount of money that Musk can pour in can overcome the fury that he's ignited through his and Donald Trump's attacks on the Thank you.

And if we win, if the supporters of Susan Crawford are able to turn out at such a high level that Susan Crawford is the deciding vote on the state Supreme Court after this, it will show nationwide that no amount of money that Musk can pour in can overcome the fury that he's ignited through his and Donald Trump's attacks on the Thank you.

So the night of the election, I felt like a punch in the gut because I had felt the energy all over Wisconsin. I thought we were going to win in Wisconsin, which was my obsession. And then we lost. And I remember that night feeling like maybe none of this has had any impact. Maybe this is all for nothing. And then the next day, I got up and started digging through the numbers.

So the night of the election, I felt like a punch in the gut because I had felt the energy all over Wisconsin. I thought we were going to win in Wisconsin, which was my obsession. And then we lost. And I remember that night feeling like maybe none of this has had any impact. Maybe this is all for nothing. And then the next day, I got up and started digging through the numbers.

And what I saw was that while Democratic turnout had gone down in most states, including all our neighboring states like Minnesota, over the course of the election, it went up in Wisconsin. We actually had the highest turnout in the country. And because of that, Tammy Baldwin won reelection, we flipped 14 state legislative seats,

And what I saw was that while Democratic turnout had gone down in most states, including all our neighboring states like Minnesota, over the course of the election, it went up in Wisconsin. We actually had the highest turnout in the country. And because of that, Tammy Baldwin won reelection, we flipped 14 state legislative seats,

you know trump republican turnout went up even more and that's why that's why we lost but the work had made a giant difference and wisconsin actually was to the left of the national popular vote for the first time in a long time and i that led me to start thinking like what if we could do this everywhere like how big the stakes are for people

you know trump republican turnout went up even more and that's why that's why we lost but the work had made a giant difference and wisconsin actually was to the left of the national popular vote for the first time in a long time and i that led me to start thinking like what if we could do this everywhere like how big the stakes are for people

For working people across race and ethnicity all over the country who are about to get punched in the face by this administration, if we can build the kind of strength of a party that we built in Wisconsin across the country, then we can both contain the damage and also make this the beginning of something much better where we actually make this country work for everyone.

For working people across race and ethnicity all over the country who are about to get punched in the face by this administration, if we can build the kind of strength of a party that we built in Wisconsin across the country, then we can both contain the damage and also make this the beginning of something much better where we actually make this country work for everyone.

And that sense of the impact that it can have is why I'm running for DNC chair.

And that sense of the impact that it can have is why I'm running for DNC chair.

So my godmother is a woman named Ida Deer. And when I was 11, she ran for Congress and became the first Native American woman to win a congressional primary. So that was, volunteering on her race was my first experience in politics, like stuffing envelopes and putting up yard signs. And she had led the fight to restore her tribe's recognition by the federal government.

So my godmother is a woman named Ida Deer. And when I was 11, she ran for Congress and became the first Native American woman to win a congressional primary. So that was, volunteering on her race was my first experience in politics, like stuffing envelopes and putting up yard signs. And she had led the fight to restore her tribe's recognition by the federal government.

It was terminated in the 50s and had passed a federal law to restore recognition and just was this kind of force of nature, incredible person.

It was terminated in the 50s and had passed a federal law to restore recognition and just was this kind of force of nature, incredible person.

So learning from her and from my parents, who are both, like, literally believe deeply in change, and then getting involved first as an organizer in, like, to fight for public school funding in Wisconsin and volunteering for Tammy Baldwin when I was in high school when she first ran for Congress.

So learning from her and from my parents, who are both, like, literally believe deeply in change, and then getting involved first as an organizer in, like, to fight for public school funding in Wisconsin and volunteering for Tammy Baldwin when I was in high school when she first ran for Congress.

an interning for Russ Feingold, seeing these people who were heroes to me, who got involved and actually won fights, it made me more idealistic the more I got involved as opposed to less, which is often how it happens in politics for people. And I got hooked. So I've always had three big things. One is actual electoral politics. The second is new media.

an interning for Russ Feingold, seeing these people who were heroes to me, who got involved and actually won fights, it made me more idealistic the more I got involved as opposed to less, which is often how it happens in politics for people. And I got hooked. So I've always had three big things. One is actual electoral politics. The second is new media.