The Plan to Elect Republican Women

<p>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: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-hirschfeld-davis" target="_blank">Julie Hirschfeld Davis</a>, who covers Congress for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Dr. Greg Murphy, a state representative and urological surgeon,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/09/us/elections/results-north-carolina-house-3-special-primary-runoff.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> defeated Dr. Joan Perry</a>, a pediatrician, in a race that<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/us/politics/north-carolina-republican-women.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> set off a clash at the highest levels of the Republican Party</a>.</li><li>After watching Democratic women make historic gains in the 2018 midterm election, Republican women<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/republican-women-congress.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> have decided to adopt the Democrats’ strategy for themselves</a>.</li></ul>