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christal: thank you. kopp kopp [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. isit ncicap.org] >> chuck shumer and nancy pelosi will be holding a news conference shortly on a background checks bill. we will have live at 3:00 or when it gets started on c-span. the house judiciary committee will be working on gun violence legislation tomorrow beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern. our live coverage is on c-span 3. you can also watch online at c-span.org and listen free with the c-span radio app. host: juli. she is a contributor to the nation magazine. she is here to talk about where the republican is with women voters and women in the party in general, representatives on capitol hill. we have you in because of the piece you just wrote in the nation, the republican party's white women problem. it is been characterized by hostile sexism and women are turning away. what prompted you to write the article? guest: i was interested in a special elect