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Jessi Ebben: “We in Ripon, Wisconsin, we formed the Republican Party…”

Featuring: Jessi Ebben, Republican | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Jessi Ebben Joins Ben Dryden On 'DrydenWire Live!'

Published | Video Starts at 40:37

But that comes from. We don't have to register. Right. We don't have to. To declare Republican or Democrat. But let's go back further into our history. We in Ripon, Wisconsin, we formed the Republican Party, right. To fight slavery back in the 1800s. You know, we should be so proud of that. We should talk about that more here in our state. We should talk about that more as the Republican Party of Wisconsin. (40:37–40:44)

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Asserts that the Republican Party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, to fight slavery.

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