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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
Out of 198 Republicans in the House of Representatives, just 13 are women. This week, a closely watched election in North Carolina may help determine how serious the party is about changing that. Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis (https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-hirschfeld-davis), who covers Congress for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily).
Background reading:
Dr. Greg Murphy, a state representative and urological surgeon, defeated Dr. Joan Perry (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/09/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-3-special-primary-runoff.html?smid=pc-thedaily), a pediatrician, in a race that set off a clash at the highest levels of the Republican Party (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/us/politics/north-carolina-republican-women.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
After watching Democratic women make historic gains in the 2018 midterm election, Republican women have decided to adopt the Democrats’ strategy for themselves (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/republican-women-congress.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Background reading:
Dr. Greg Murphy, a state representative and urological surgeon, defeated Dr. Joan Perry (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/09/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-3-special-primary-runoff.html?smid=pc-thedaily), a pediatrician, in a race that set off a clash at the highest levels of the Republican Party (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/us/politics/north-carolina-republican-women.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
After watching Democratic women make historic gains in the 2018 midterm election, Republican women have decided to adopt the Democrats’ strategy for themselves (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/republican-women-congress.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)