Ben Wikler, who heroically rebuilt the Wisconsin Democratic Party as its chair from 2019 to 2025, is fond of describing our election system as akin to an “electric grid.” The idea is that local elections are interconnected in obscure ways. Just as losing one …

By contrast, Zepecki said, Hongs path would have run through boosting youth turnout in Wisconsins urban centers and around college campuses. That does not map on to where the competitive legislative …