Jul 21, 2026 · 39 min · 9 segments
Ben Wikler chaired the Democratic Party of Wisconsin for six years, leading to victories in numerous key contests in the battleground state. Wikler lost the 2025 election to lead the Democratic…
Ben WiklerGuest
Geoff BennettHost
Whether you live in a state like Wisconsin or not, you can be part of winning those tipping-point fights that wind up affecting everything else.
[upbeat music] Ben Wikler, former chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin from 2019 to 2025, now the author of the book This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy.
Why write this book now? There is no shortage, as, as you well know, of analysis about what's wrong with the Democratic Party.
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Whether you live in a state like Wisconsin or not, you can be part of winning those tipping-point fights that wind up affecting everything else.
[upbeat music] Ben Wikler, former chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin from 2019 to 2025, now the author of the book This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy.
Why write this book now? There is no shortage, as, as you well know, of analysis about what's wrong with the Democratic Party.