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Robert Spindell on voter turnout, suppression in Wisconsin

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

January 20, 2023

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Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Robert Spindell, a Republican appointee, responds to calls for him to resign after sending an email touting fewer 2022 votes in Black and Hispanic areas of Milwaukee.

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