Where healthcare could sway voters, organizers ramp up an old tactic: talking to people

In Wisconsin, voters weigh candidates who backed cuts to Medicaid, and those who want to expand it Going door to door in western Wisconsin multiple times per week, Bill Hogseth tells strangers about his seizure. Hogseth, the co-executive director and lead organizer of the nonpartisan group GrassRoots Organizing Western Wisconsin (Groww), tells them about waking up in an ambulance, and the impact of the seizure on his ability to drive and work. Usually standing on their doorsteps, he asks to…

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