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“Independents are going to play a very significant role.”
WASHINGTON, DC – David Winston and Myra Miller of The Winston Group told a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society on Wednesday that the party’s prospects of holding its House and Senate majorities will turn on two factors — whether Republicans can convince voters they are making progress on the cost of living, and whether…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the 2026 midterm elections now less than two months away, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the political landscape for Republicans heading into November, the new battleground for candidates in this year’s campaign, and the history of the midterm curse that so often bedevils the incumbent president’s party.
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WASHINGTON, DC – As health care costs continue to rise across the country, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC-03), Chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus, and Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA-08), Chair of the Democratic Doctors Caucus appeared before The Ripon Society and The Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange to discuss their shared goal of…
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UPCOMING EVENTS
TEDDY TWEETS
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“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” The Strenuous Life April 10, 1899
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“We have a right to appeal to all good citizens who are far-sighted enough to see what the honor and the interest of the nation demand.” Letter accepting the nomination for Vice-Presidency September 15, 1900
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“In addition to courage and honesty we need the saving grace of common sense, for without that a man will make but scant headway in the world.” Address at Boise, Idaho May 28, 1903
RIPON FORUM
Attention is the New Battleground
The communications playbook has been rewritten. Not because television disappeared or newspapers stopped mattering. But because campaigns no longer decide where voters get their information.
The Most Important Issue No One is Talking About this Election
When discussing economic threats, most voters aren’t focusing on Social Security. They should be.