Wikler on 'UpFront' says Dem coalition poised to grow as he prepares to step down as state party chair
Ben Wikler says “Democratic leadership is urgently important” as he prepares to step down as state party chair in June.
“There’s so much to do to expand the ways that Democrats communicate and organize and push the envelope to break through the noise,” Wikler said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I think the state party is going to do enormous, terrific work in the years to come, and I want to help out in whatever way I can, and I want some time to think about what that should look like.”
Wikler, who has served as state party chairman since 2019, announced Thursday he would not seek another two years in the position when his term ends in June.
“I hope Gov. Evers does run for reelection,” Wikler said when asked if he would consider a bid if Evers didn’t. “He’s a phenomenally successful governor. He’s the most popular politician in the state if you look at the Marquette University Law School poll, and he has a chance to win both chambers of the Legislature and pass the great ideas that have been in his budgets, that are in his budget right now into law. So that is plan one.”
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