was just the beginning. every single town i go to, whether it's speaking for planned parenthood or whatever the event is, there is a new women's group starting, just out of whole cloth. meeting at their separate parties, meeting at their book club and they're taking action. they totally understand they can do better than who is in office now. >> we can already see an effect, and that is this fleeing for the exits by republicans in the congress, including these senior chairs of committees who are saying, i'm not going to try to run for reelection in this environment. >> absolutely. what's funny, when my mom ran for governor in texas, she was always frustrated that women waited until they had all the right degrees at the right time. i think women now are looking at who is in office, looking at who is in congress and saying, you know what? i could do a better job than who is in there. i think there are 140 women who have filed to run for congress. it's historic. >> and paul ryan, he hasn't said it, but it looks like he will