The number of women in the Republican Party should be zero

Republican congressional candidate Joan Perry (NC-3) lost to Greg Murphy in their primary last week.

In a recent PBS NewsHour interview, AZ Republican Debbie Lesko said she recognized the lack of gender representation in the GOP and hoped many more women would be elected as Republicans soon.  "That's a nice sentiment," I thought.  "Gender equality in politics is severely lacking, so more women in the GOP would be a great improvement even if I wouldn't vote for them."

But that is the wrong answer.

For decades, the Republicans have actively undermined women's reproductive rights, workplace rights, pay equity and standing as full citizens.  Their policies harm most working class people but disproportionately harm women.  And their party leader, with over 90% approval rating among Republicans, is a serial sexual predator and career misogynist.

The number of women in the Republican Party should be zero.