race. this is an aftereffect for what ended up happening in this election. also republicans are trying to put their needle on the scale for the next election in wisconsin and michigan. >> this is not the first time we've seen this sort of power grab. we saw it -- we saw republicans do this in 2016. "the new york times" points out it is a model pioneered in north carolina where republican lawmakers in 2016 tried to restrict the power of the governor. that set off a bitter court battle that continues to this day. to me, this is why people hate the government and don't trust them. this is why people stop voting. >> well, i wanted to come here and defend the republicans today. so on the republicans, let's start on the republicans side what's in their favor. they elected the democratic governor of wisconsin and they elected the democrats governor