joining me now, is jess mcintosh and jonathan capehart. thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> the vote on the lawsuit is under way. isn't it all about throwing a bone to the right wingers who want it impeach him? >> that's the absolute only upside. so i have to say, yes. all i can think is that house republicans like their caucus exactly the way it is. they don't want it to get any bigger. they don't want to let anybody else in. because all this will do is turn off voters in november. 2014 is supposed to be their year. they have the map. we're talking about mid terms and is it a republican wave? and it seems like the house republicans are just doing everything they can think of to make sure that no voter want to elect another republican. >> you know, jonathan, conservative talk and republican lawmakers have been talking about impeachment for years. but now, some climb the president is behind this talk. listen to this. >> the president of the united states is cynically suggesting a constitutional crisis in order to fatten the bank

we are speaking with jess mcintosh, communications director for emily's list. nancy, let me ask you what do you think about this idea of making more birth control available over-the-counter? >> i think it would be a good idea if the fda looked to see if it could be safe and effective use by all women over-the-counter. most places around the world you can get birth control pills over-the-counter. it was fought for a decade to make sure emergency contraception was over-the-counter. >> that won't solve the problem created by the hobby lobby case. i am curious to see whether that is something you can see conservatives and republicans getting behind. they are offended of the suggestion that this is about birth control. this seems like a good test case of that. >> they did fight to get emergency contraception available over-the-counter and republicans fought them every step of the way. the hobby lobby ruling didn't happen in a vacuum. the reason why republicans feel the need to push back on this and try to say this isn't about birth control and isn't about them disli

back here is msnbc political analyst michael steal, jess mcintosh is the communications director forly's list, a political action committee. maris dewitt is a political adviser. meredith, i'll start with you. you are who this article is talking about. we ran through all these theories, all the ideas about why this imbalance exists. i'm curious what you think the reason is. >> i think a lot of the reasons you mentioned with absolutely valid. one thing that's missing is i think the data is pretty hard to evaluate. when i looked at the study, you look at donors that are making contributions to candidates and committees are being attributed with that gift. when a couple makes a contribution to a super pac those numbers get skewed, those numbers tend to be in six and seven-figure figures. oftentimes the default is for the man to, quote, get credit for that contribution. i think the numbers aren't as bad. also i would say women aren't sitting out of this power game in politics. women are some of the most volunteer fund-raisers or bund hers as we call them in the country. if you look at the