Why does the Republican Party's old boys club keep sidelining its own women even as it holds total power in Washington?
On this revealing episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Steve Schmidt joins to dissect the GOP's deepening dysfunction—from a paralyzed Congress passing just 5% of introduced bills to the gender dynamics fueling internal revolt. They explore Mike Johnson's controversial brain science comments, women like Nancy Mace and Elise Stefanik speaking out against patriarchal leadership, tokenism in the ranks, and parallels to figures like Serena Joy in The Handmaid's Tale, while touching on broader issues of power, abuse, and moral clarity in the party.
How do Republican women navigate demanding equal seats at a table built to exclude them?
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Inside the GOP’s Good Old Boys Club
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show
02:26 Steve Schmidt joins the Tara Palmeri Show
05:25 Mike Johnson's brain science comments
07:12 Nancy Mace calls out GOP leadership
10:03 Elise Stefanik and the Serena Joy parallel
13:05 Tokenism in the Republican Party
16:04 Moral clarity on Epstein
17:33 Trump attacks Megyn Kelly
23:17 Tension in Trump's inner circle
27:59 Obsession with women journalists
32:12 Integrity in journalism
34:09 Inspiration from muckrakers
42:52 Andrew Tate sprung from prison
46:27 Personal experiences with power imbalances
48:54 Admiring survivors
51:09 Plans for investigative reporting
59:07 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show
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