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Finally, Democrats Have Defeated One of the Worst Gerrymanders of All

Greta Neubauer, the young and dynamic leader of State Assembly Democrats in Wisconsin, explains how the party finally won new state legislative maps after a long and bitter struggle.

Greta Neubauer, the leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly Democrats
Courtesy of Greta Neubauer’s office
Greta Neubauer, the leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly Democrats

This week, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a new set of maps for legislative districts in the statean important and overlooked victory that came after a long struggle dating back well over a decade. We talked to Greta Neubauer, the 32-year-old minority leader of Wisconsin Assembly Democrats, who explained what Democrats did to prevail, why this was such a significant achievement, and how it shows that reviving democracy is a grueling game of inches.