This is the Plan

by Ben Wikler

This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy is a political guide and memoir by Ben Wikler, a prominent Democratic strategist and former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. The book offers a practical, hopeful blueprint for individuals to engage in grassroots organizing to combat political polarization and defeat Trumpism. Drawing on his experiences in Wisconsin—a state characterized by intense political division and gerrymandering—Wikler argues that the key to long-term Democratic success lies in focusing on down-ballot races and local community organizing rather than solely on national elections. The book serves as both a historical account of recent political struggles and an actionable manual for citizens to reclaim democratic power through neighbor-to-neighbor engagement.