What in the name of Pete is “The Ripon Society”?
“What in the name of Pete is “The Ripon Society”?”
I’ve never heard of that one before, but it’s obviously some sort of Republican think-tank or advocacy group, as the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin.
The Badger State: birthplace of both the Republican Party and the American League.
The commonly accepted history is that the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1854.
The Ripon Society is a group that has consistently advocated through the decades for a liberal Republican Party.