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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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TEDDY TWEETS
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“Far more important than the candidate’s words is the estimate you are able to put upon the closeness with which his deeds will correspond to his words.” Campaign speech, New York City October 19, 1898
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“The virtue that is worth having is the virtue that can sustain the rough shock of actual living; the virtue that can achieve practical results, that finds expression in actual life.” At New York State Bar Association Banquet January 18, 1899
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“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” Kansas City Star May 7, 1918
RIPON FORUM
Volume 60, No. 04
September 2026
The Midterm Curse and the Balance of Power in Washington
Since 1934, the average midterm seat change for the president’s party has been a loss of 27 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 3.4 seats in the Senate.
Candidates to Watch in 2026
The Forum recently approached top Republican strategists with a question — who are the GOP candidates Americans will be reading and hearing more about next year?