The Ripon Forum
Volume 54, No. 1
February 2020
In this edition

by LOU ZICKAR
The Ripon Forum examines America’s economic rebound & why it’s a story every Republican should tell.
Winning with Women

by SUSAN BROOKS
Republican recruitment is breaking records in 2020, because more GOP women are stepping forward and saying, “I’m in.”
The Lessons of Brexit & Possible Parallels in the U.S.

by FRED BAUER
With the United Kingdom set to leave the European Union, a look at how political turmoil in that country has mirrored similar turmoil in the United States, and how it may impact America’s election this year.
Europe’s Dark Cloud Over the World Economy

by DESMOND LACHMAN
With Europe’s economy being about the same size as America’s, another European economic slowdown would have a major effect globally.
AMERICA’S ECONOMIC REBOUND

by DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
Over the past three years, the GOP has developed a strategy that has produced not only a thriving economy, but a winning narrative that voters need to hear about this fall.
GOP Voters are Sticking with Trump, but Centrist Voters are the Key

by CHRISTOPHER B. BUDZISZ
A View from Dubuque: Third in a Series
People Like the President’s Policies, but His Personality Gives Them Pause

by DAVID A. DULIO & JOHN S. KLEMANSKI
A View from Macomb County: Third in a Series
The Economy has Prospered Under Trump, but the Local GOP has Struggled

by CHRIS BORICK
A View from Northampton County: Third in a Series
To Area Voters, Trump is Standing Up to the Beltway Elite

by ADAM L. FULLER
A View from Trumbull County: Third in a Series
Some Gains for the Democrats, but the Strong Economy Makes November Too Close to Call

by ARTHUR I. CYR
A View from Kenosha County: Third in a Series