How Democracy Itself Ended Up on the Ballot in Wisconsin

<p>Over the last decade, Wisconsin has become an extreme experiment in single-party rule. Republican officials have redrawn the state’s election districts and rewritten laws to ensure their domination of the state’s legislature.</p><p>In Tuesday’s elections, those officials are asking voters for the final lever of power: control over the entire system of voting. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/reid-j-epstein?smid=pc-thedaily">Reid J. Epstein</a>, a reporter covering elections and campaigns for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>In Wisconsin, a 50-50 battleground state, Republicans are close to capturing supermajorities in the State Legislature that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/us/politics/wisconsin-voting-republicans-supermajorities.html?smid=pc-thedaily">would render the Democratic governor irrelevant</a> even if he wins re-election.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>