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Episode: Common Cause’s Jay Heck explains why Wisconsin Republicans willingly pass Democratic governor’s voting maps
Description: If no politician is completely happy and the fringes of both parties are mad, then it’s probably a good deal. That sums up what Common Cause Wisconsin’s Jay Heck said Wednesday on La Crosse Talk PM, explaining the play by Republicans, who control the Legislature, to willingly pass Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ voting maps. Heck also discusses why Republicans went this route, instead of rolling the dice on flipping the Wisconsin Supreme Court in two years and challenging the maps with potentially a conservative majority there. It’s obvious why this is good f...